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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
SELECTED INTEREST RATES
(Yields in percent per annum)
Calendar week ending October. 27, 1979

H.15(519)

Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate)
,
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 days) _3/ . . ,
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.) 3/. . . . ,
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) j3/.
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-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in 3 to 5 years 5/,
f

Corporate bonds (Moody s), all industries
Aaa
Baa
State and local government Aaa (Moody1s).

For Immediate Release
October 29, 1979

Oct.
22
17.60
13.93
13.96
12.14
14.55

Oct.
23
15.65
14.13
14.14
12.43
14.50

Oct.
24
13.88
14.14
14.16
12.65
14.38

Oct.
25
15.22
14.19
14.21
12.63
14.20

Oct.
26
16.01
14.11
14.01
12.63
13.95

This
Week
15.14 2/
14.10
14.10
12.50
14.32

Last
Week
13.22 2/
13.35
13.32
11.82
13.59

14.46
14.83
15.14
14.50
12.00

14.51
14.89
15.07
15.00
12.00

14.38
14.77
14.88
15.00
12.00

14.38
14.71
14.86
15.00
12.00

14.07
14.37
14.39
15.00
12.00

14.36
14.71
14.87
14.64 2/
12.00 2/

9.16
13.38
13.71
9.76
13.91
10.15
14.50 II 10.00 2/
12.00 2/ 8.50 2/

12.932
12.651

11.836
11.716

7.900
8.612

12.932
12.651

12.84
12.72
12.01

13.01
12.76
12.19

12.72
12.58
11.98

12.53
12.58
12.01

11.91
12.07
11.51

12.60
12.54
11.94

11.91
11.82
11.40

7.70
8.57
8.53

13.41
12.43
11.91
11.40
11.17
10.96
10.44
10.29

13.62
12.63
11.98
11.48
11.19
11.02
10.44
10.33

13.36
12.52
11.85
11.36
11.03
10.83
10.37
10.20

13.38
12.59
11.95
11.50
11.16
10.98
10.49
10.31

12.76
12.05
11.46
11.11
10.90
10.67
10.34
10.12

13.31
12.44
11.83
11.37
11.09
10.89
10.42
10.25

12.68
11.62
11.01c
10.70
10.56
10.37
10.04
9.88

9.24
8.96
8.69
8.66
8.69
8.69
8.73
8.70

11.60

11.68

11.55

11.68

11.33

11.57

10.79r*

8.69

10.96
10.26
11.75

11.05
10.44
11.76

11.15
10.57
11.79

11.20
10.62
11.84
6.35

11.21
10.62
11.85

11.11
10.50
11.80

10.74
10.09
11.56
6,35

9.29
8.94
9.69
5.60

As of week ending October 28, 1978.
7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
Quoted on bank-discount basis.
3/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
4/ Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.
5/
October 18 revised to 10.86; October 19 to 11.26.

*
1/

y



Year
Ago 9.24 2/
9.13
9.19
8.92
9.59

Source:

U.S. Treasury.

6,35