Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 21, 1979

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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical release

H.15(519)

SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending May 1 9 , 1979

Instruments
Federal funds (effective r a t e ) . . . .
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 d a y s ) . . . .
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) . .
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days)
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority)
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of N e w York)
Yields on U.S. Government securities: 37
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-month bill
6-month bill
1-year bill
Market Yields:
3-month bill
,
6-month bill
1-year bill
Treasury constant maturities: 4-/
1-year
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 5>/
3 to 5 years
....

May
14
10.33
10.00
10,03
9.76
10.00
11.75
9.50

May
15
10.28
9.99
10.03
9.76
10.00
11.75
9.50

May
17
10.24
9.98
10.01
9.76
9.98
11.75
9.50

May
18
10.25
9.98
10.03
9.76
10.00
11.75
9.50

9.506
9.459

This
Week
10.25 2/
9.99
10.03
9.76
10.00
11.75
9.50

Last
Week
10.25 2/
9.95 '
10.00
9.77
10.04
11.75
9.50

9.506
9.459

9.621
9.617

6.318
7.014
6.32
7.03
7.32

Year
Ago 1/
7.34 2/
7.11
7.15
7.02
7.35
8.25
7.00

9.55
9.48
9.29

9.60
9.53
9.31

9.57
9.48
9.27

9.57
9.46
9.19

9.72
9.56
9.25

9.60
9.50
9.26

9.63
9.61
9.39

10.13
9.87
9.49
9.30
9.29
9.30
9.24
9.22

10.15
9.87
9.50
9.32
9.31
9.32
9.25
9.24

10.10
9.84
9.49
9.30
9.29
9.31
9.24
9.22

10.00
9.72
9.42
9.22
9.22
9.24
9.22
9.20

10.06
9.71
9.36
9.20
9.21
9.23
9.19
9.18

10.09
9.80
9.45
9.27
9.26
9.28
9.23
9.21

10.27
9.91
9.54
9.35
9.34
9.37
9.30
9.27

9.37

9.36

9.35

9.27

9.24

9.32

9.42

8.10

9.96
9.52
10.47
5.85

9.02
8.69
9.50
5.55

Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's)
9.98
9.97
Aaa
9.50
9.51
Baa
10.50
10.51
State and local government Aaa (Moody's). .
1/ As of week ending May 20, 1978.
2/ 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3*/ Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
47 Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities,
~5/ Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.




May
16
10.13
9.99
10.03
9.76
10.00
11.75
9.50

For Immediate Release
May 2 1 , 1979

9.98
9.51
10.50

Source:

9.98
9.52
10.49
5.90

9.98
9.51
10.50

U . S . Treasury.

9.98
9.51
10.50
5.90

7.. 86
8.01
8.07
8.17
8.26
8.35
8.44
8.42