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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
SELECTED INTEREST RATES
(Yields in percent per annum)
Calendar week ending November 3, 1979

H.15(519)

Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate),
•.» .
Commercial paper (90 to 119 days) 3/' . . . . . .
Commercial paper (3 months) J3/6/
• •
Commercial paper (4 to 6 months) _3/
Commercial paper (6 months) _3/6/
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 months) _3/»
Finance paper placed directly (3 months) 3/ . . .
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) 3_/
CDs (secondary market)
1-month
3-month „
. .
6-month .
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority) •
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York).
U.S. government securities
Treasury bills 3/
Auction average (Issue date)
3-month . . .
6-month . . . . . . .
1-year
Secondary market
3-month , . „ , .
6-month
1-year
.
Treasury constant maturities 4/
1-year
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-y.ear
30-year
Coupon issues due in 3 to 5 years J5/
!

Oct.
29
16.16
14.08
n.a.
14.07
n.a.
12.60
n.a.
13.98

Oct.
30
15.02
14.14
n.a.
14.15
n.a.
12.60
n.a.
14.03

Oct.
31
14.82
14.19
n.a.
14.28
n.a.
12.60
n.a.
14.05

Nov.
1
15.26^
n.a.
14.23
n.a.
13.97
n.a.
12.83
14.15

Nov.
2
14.66
n.a.
14.26
n.a.
13.96
n.a.
12.85
14.33

This
Week
15.61 2/
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
14.11

Last
Week
15.14 2/
14.10
n.a.
14.10
n.a.
12.50
n.a.
14.32

Year .
Ago -'
9.29
9.62
n.a.
9.68
n.a.
9.26
n.a.
10.46

14.14
14.41
14.44
15.00
12.00

14.15
14.45
14.46
15.00
12.00

14.15
14.42
14.41
15.00
12.00

14.17
14.47
14.57
15.25
12.00

14.23
14.48
14.57
15.25
12.00

14.17
14.45
14.49
15.00 2/
12.00 2/

14.36
14.71
14.87
14.64 2/
12.00 2/

9.52
10.56
10.99
10.25 2/
8.64 2/

12.256
12.193

12.932
12.651

8.454
8.982

12.256
12.193
12.02
12.24
11.67

12.08
12.10
11.62

12.12
12.11
11.63

12.06
12.08
11.64

12.05
12.15
11.68

12.07
12.14
11.65

12.60
12.54
11.94

8.73
9.26
9.17

12.95
12.19
11.66
11.27
11.01
10.78
10.40
10.22

12.88
12.12
11.65
11.27
11.01
10.75
10.39
10.17

12.89
12.06
11.63
11.20
10.95
10.72
10.40
10.19

12.88
12.08
11.57
11.26
11.02
10.79
10.49
10.30

12.93
12.19
11.67
11.24
11.02
10.84
10.53
10.44

12.91
12.13
11.64
11.25
11.00
10.78
10.44
10.26

13.31
12.44
11.83
11.37
11.09
10.89
10.42
10.25

9.95
9.44
9.12
8.89
8.82
8.82
8.80
8.77

11.45

11.47

11.39

11.43

11.41

H.43

11.57

9.05

11.36
10.77
12.01
6.35

11.37
10.78
12.00

11.32
10.73
11.98
6.35

11.11
10.50
11.80
6.35

9.39
9.04
9.79
5.70

11.22
11.35
11.28
Corporate bonds (Moody s), all industries
10.71
10.66
10.74
Aaa
12.04
11.92
11.93
Baa . . . . .
State and local government Aaa (Moody's).
1/ As of week ending November 4, 1978.
11 l~&a.y average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
_3./ Qnotpd «*v hank-discount basis.
4/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
Source: U.S. Treasury.
5/
/ Unweighted average
g for all issues outstanding.
g
6/ Rates on the commercial paper placed for firms whose bond rating is Aa or the equivalent.
Note:

For Immediate Release
November 5, 1979

The commercial paper and finance paper series now show yields at specific maturities rather than over ranges of maturities.