Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : September 18, 1978

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FEDERAL

RES-RVE

st at i s t i cal

release

sun

n:i» i n t e r e s t r a t e s a n d b o n d p b i c f s
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending* September 16, 1978
Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate!..................
Commercial paper (prime. 90 to 119 davs). . . . T
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.) ..........
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) . . .
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) ..........
Piimc loan (large business prim* rate-majority) .
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 .............. ..............
............ *............. ..
l-year bill
Market Yields:
3-month bill ....................
6-month bill
..........
1-year bill
................
Treasury constant maturities; 4/
1-year
..............................
2-year
......................
.......................... ,
3-year
3-year
............................
7-year
............
10-ycar
............
............
20-vear
30-year
..........
Coupon issues due In
rj
3 to 5 years
..........

Sept .
11
8.44
8.30
8.35
8.07
8.39
9.25
7.75

Sept.
12
8.38
8.38
8.43
8.11
8.40
9.25
7.75

Sept.
13
8.31
8.39
8.44
8.15
8.45
9.25
7.75

Sept.
14
8.37
8.43
8.46
8.17
8.45
9.25
7.75

Sept.
15
8.35
8.46
8.49
8.22
8.50
9.50
7.75

7.695
7.793

This
Week
8.33 2/
8.39
8.43
8.14
8.44
9.50
7.75

La st
Week
8.30 2/
8.18
8.24
7.98
8.31
9.25
7.75

Ycat
Ago 1/
6.05 2/
6.13 “
6.19
6.05
6.19
7.25
5.75

7.695
7.793

7.659
7.742

5.887
6.098

7.71
7.80
7.92

7.75
7.85
7.93

7.76
7.85
7.93

7.77
7.87
7.95

7.88
7.97
8.00

7.77
7.87
7.95

7.60
7.69
7.86

5.84
6.05
6.14

8.52
8.43
8.34
8.33
8.30
8.31
8.37
8.38

8.54
8.45
8.34
8.35
8.32
8.29
8.34
8.36

8.52
8.45
8.34
8.34
8.31
8.30
8.35
8.37

8.59
8.45
8.34
8.36
8.33
8.32
8.37
8.38

8.64
8.49
8.35
8.39
8.37
8.35
8.38
8.40

8.56
8.45
8.34
8.35
8.33
8.31
8.36
8.38

8.46
8.45
8.35
8.37
8.35
8.34
8.39
8.41

6.5 7
6.73
6.84
7.05
7.22
7.35
7.57
7.64

8.34

8.32

8.33

6.93

9.01
8.65
9.39

9.01
8.63
9.40
5.40

9.04
8.67
9.43
5.50

8.29
7.89
8.79
5.28

8.30

8.31
8.31
8.32
Average yields on corpnr e e bond* (Meet '*:1
9.01
9.00
9.00
9.01
A a a ........................
8.63
8.62
8.62
8.65
B a a ......................
9.41
9.40
9.39
9.39
State and local government Aaa (Moody's).
5.40
JL/ As of week ending September 17, jo77.
2/ 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3 I Bills quoted on hank discount basis.
4/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S.
5/ Unweighted average of all issues outstandlug. (Because of the Interest in this
to the H.15 release.)



For Immediate Release
September 18, 1978

Treasury Department.
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