Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 15, 1978

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FEDE RAL

RESERVE

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;H I" IM) INTEREST RATES AND BOND I’RICFS
(Yields in per cent per annum)
( ilendar week ending May 13, 1978

H .15

Instrument s
Federal funds (effective i 1 1«■)...................
Commercial paper (prime, to to 119 days)........
Commercial paper (prim*1, 4 to *> m m . ) ..........
Finance paper placed direct lv (3 to 6 mos.) . . .
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) ..........
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majoritv) .
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York).
Yields on U.S. Government securities:
3/
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-month bill
.............................
6-month b i l l ........................... ..
1-year bill
.............................
Market Yields:
3-month bill
.............................
6-month bill
.............................
1-year bill
.............................
Treasury constant maturities:
4/
...................
...
l-year
2-year
................... ..........
3-year
..........
...................
5-year
...................
. .
7-vear
...................
. . .
10-year
........
20-vear
. .
30-year
..........
. .

May
8
7.38
6.95
7.01
6.85
7.28
8.25
6.50

May
9
7.7,1
6.96
7.01
6.93
7.23
8.25
6.50

May
10
7.33
7.00
7.08
6.94
7.23
8.25
6.50

May
11
7.37
7.02
7.05
6.99
7.25
8.25
7.00

For Immediate Release
May 13, 19 78 .
May
12
7.37
7.01
7.08
6.99
7.35
8.25
7.00

6.464
6.986

Thi s ~
Week
7.32 2/
6.99
7.05
6.94
7.27
8.25
7.00

Last
Week
7.77 2/
6.94
6.99
6.83
7.18
8.25
6.50

Yea r
hi ■ 1
5.31 2/
5.20
5.25
5.00
5.3 3
6.50
5.25

6.464
6.986

6.460
6.935

4.822
5.131

6.36
6.95
7.21

6.45
6.98
7.23

6.39
6.99
7.26

6.32
7.01
7.26

6.33
7.03
7.30

6.37
6.99
7.25

6.38
6.90
7.16

4.96
5.23
5.46

7.7A
7.98
8.08
8.17
8.25
8. 35
8.7,5
8.45

7.76
7.98
8.06
8.16
8.27,
8.37,
8.7,7,
8.45

7.79
7.98
8.06
8.16
8.24
8.34
8.43
8.45

7.79
8.00
8.07
8.17
8.24
8.34
8.43
8.42

7.84
8.00
8.07
8.20
8.27
8.36
8.4 5
8.44

7.78
7.99
H .0 7
8.1 7
8.25
8.35
8.44
8.44

7.68
7.92
7.99
8.09
8.16
8.28
8.40
R.40

5.87
6.. <<
6.58
6.98
7. Ii
7.30
7 .78
7.86

Average yields on cor por 11 o 1
(M>> <d . 's t
H .97
8.98
9.00
9.00
9.01
8.95
8.99
A a a ...................
.
8.65
8.66
8.66
8.6 3
8.67
8.62
8.65
9.47,
B a a .....................
. .
.
.
9.7*7*
9.4 7
9.41
9.47
9.49
9.46
State and local government Aaa (Moody';).
. . .
5.55
5.45
5.55
_!/ As of week ending Ma .• !••, \
2/
7-day average for statement
••n'ed
ii preceding Wednesday.
~±J Bills quoted on bank d t«; "inf l> i :! ■
4/ Yields on actively traded I*sues adjust •d to constant maturities.
Source:
U.S. Treasury Department.

8.48
8.0 7
9.01
5.25