Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : October 23, 1978

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SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields In per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending October 21, 1978
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Tederal funds (effect 1 e rate)..
,
Commercial paper (prim.*. ‘Hi r„ ||Q days).
Commercial paper (prim.*, 4 to 6 moa. ) . ,
Finance paper placed directly ( \ to 6 mn«*.
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 9(i days) . .
Prime loan (large business prime rale -majority)
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Rank of New York)
Yields on U.S. Governm«*ni securities: •/
Auction Average <'
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3-mont b b i l l ......................
6-month Hill ......................
1-year bill
......................
Market Yield*.:
1-monf K bill . . .
................
• lout b b i l l ..........................

1-year bill
......................
Treasury constant maturities: 4/
1- year ..............
2- year . . ..........
3- year ..............
5-vear . . ............
7-year ...............
10-year ...............
20-year ...............
30-year ...............
Coupon issues due in: 5/
3 to 5 years . . .
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's)
A a a ........
Baa

State and local government Aaa (Moody's). . . .
If

Oct.
16
8.84
H. 46
9.02
8.75
9.20
10.00
8.50

Oct.
18
8.86
9.00
9.05
8.8 i
9.35
10.00
8.50

Oct.
19
8.95
9.03
9.09
8.8i
9.41
10.00
8.50

Oct,
20
9.07
9.10
9.14
8.84
9.45
10.00
8.50

8.209
8. 561

This
Last
Week
Week
8.78 2 7 8.71 27
9.02 ~
8.92
9.07
8.97
8.80
8.71
9.33
9.06
10.00
10.00
8.50
8.00

Year

Ago 1/
6. 50 2
'•.61

6.66
6.50
6.62
7.50
5.75

8.209
H. 66 1

8.256
8.422

6.?R?
6.496

8.272
7.8H
H.55
8.43

8.15
8.62
8.45

7.94
8.57
8.

7.75
8.57
8.48

7.75
8.63
8.51

7.89
8.59
8.46

7.98
H. 19
8.28

6.17
6.49
6.59

9.14
8.73
8.51
8.57
8.6!
8.59
8.65
8.65

9.16
8.77
8.54
8.57
8.61
8.60
8.66
8.65

9.13
9.14
8.83 | 8.84
8.58
8.60
8.58
8.60
8.64
8.64
8.62
8.64
8.67
8.68
8.65
8.67

9.22
8.85
8.63
8.62
8.67
8.66
8.70
8.69

9.17
8.80
8.57
8.59
8.6 |
8.62
8.67
8.66

8.93
8.70
8.47
8.49
8.52
8.54
8.61
8.60

7.07
7.22
7.28
| 7.16
7.47
7.55
7.7 }
7. 79

8.53

8.52

8.57

8.58

8.62

8.56

8.47

7.30

9.18
8.87
9.55

9.19
8.87
9.58

9.21
8.89
9.60

9.23
8.88
9.62
5.50

9.24
8.90
9.63

9.21
8.88
9.60
5.50

9.15
8.85
9.52
5.50

8.44
8.05
8.91
5. 34

2/

2.1

As of week ending October 22, 1977.
7-dav average for statement week ended on preceding
Bills quoted on bank diseount basis.

T/
V

^ le 1dR °n act 1v e 1- traded
Unweighted average o f all




Oct.
17
8.76
8.99
9.07
8.77
9.23
10.00
8.50

For Immediate Release
October 21, 1978

Wednesday.

Issues ad|usted to constant maturities.
Issues outstanding.

Source:

U S

Treasury.