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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts July 24,1989 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION Washington, DC. 20551 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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  • (516/517)

    Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts

    July 24,1989 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

    Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION Washington, DC. 20551

    Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

  • Table of Contents

    TABLES

    1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

    2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE R A T E S -H.10 RELEASE

    CHARTS

    1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES

    2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

    3. GOLD PRICELONDON

    4. CALL MONEY RATES

    5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

    6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

    7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES

    8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS

    9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES

    SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

    Weekly $24.00 per year or $.60 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or more of the same issue to one address , $22.50 per year or $.55 each. Elsewhere, $30.00 per year or $.70 each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and make pay-ment remittance payable to the order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

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    CHART 1

    SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)

    AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

    SCALE 4 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

    RATIOS MARCH 1971

    FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

    __ SWISS FRANC

    BELGIAN FRANC

    JAPANESE YEN

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    U.K. POUND

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    DUTCH GUILDER - GERMAN MARK

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  • CHART2

    3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-)

    AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

    PERCENT PER ANNUM

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    CANADIAN DOLLAR

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    PERCENT PER ANNUM

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    JAPANESE YEN

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    FRENCH FRANC ITALIAN LIRA

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    CHART 3

    PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

    ILLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE 01

    12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

    I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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    CHART4

    CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES

    ENTPER ANNUM

    U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

    I I I I I

    FRANCE

    I I I I I I

    PERCENT PER ANF

    JAPAN

    GERMANY

    UNITED KINGDOM

    CANADA

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    CHARTS

    3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES

    ENTPER ANNUM

    U.S. CD'S

    WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE

    PERCENT PER ANH

    FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

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    U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

    GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

    JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

    CANADIAN FINANCE CO.

    PAPER

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    CHART 6

    EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

    :ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN*

    OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH

    7-DAY

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    CHART7

    SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+),FAVORS BORROWING IN U.S.

    AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

    PERCENT RERAN

    FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE

    OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

    I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

    DIFFERENTIAL

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    3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

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    DIFFERENTIAL

    I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1987 1989

    ENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE

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    CHART 8

    INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS

    AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

    ;ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AW

    INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON

    EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE

    CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

    U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER DASHED LINE

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    I PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE

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  • CHART9

    LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES

    PERCENT PER ANNUM

    UNITED STATES

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    PERCENT PER ANNUM

    CANADA

    FRANCE

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  • CHART 10

    INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES

    RATIO SCALE 1969=100

    RATIO SCALE 1969=100

    600

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    FRANCE

    UNITED KINGDOM

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  • S E R I E S NAME LAST VALUE PLOTTED

    DATE VALUE

    CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

    WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES ( U . S . CENTS)

    GERMAN MARK JULY 1 9 5 2 . 7 1 JAPANESE YEN JULY 19 0 . 7 0 9 5 0 DUTCH GUILDER JULY 19 4 6 . 7 3 U . K . POUND JULY 19 1 6 1 . 8 8 CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 19 8 3 . 9 5 FRENCH FRANC JULY 19 1 5 . 5 3 SWISS FRANC JULY 19 6 0 . 9 7 BELGIAN FRANC JULY 19 2 . 5 1 8 4 5 ITALIAN LIRA JULY 1 9 0 . 0 7 2 7 2 SWEDISH KRONA JULY 19 1 5 . 42

    I N D I C E S , MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE BATES = 1 0 0

    GERMAN MABK JULY 19 14 8 . 2 7 JAPANESE YEN JULY 19 1 8 5 . 7 7 DUTCH GUILDER . JULY 19 1 3 # . 1 5 U. K. POUND JULY 19 6 5 . 4 7 CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 1 9 8 3 . 67 FRENCH FRANC JULY 19 6 9 . 9 9 SWISS FRANC JULY 19 1 9 6 . 14 BELGIAN FRANC JULY 19 9 9 . 24 ITALIAN LIRA JULY 19 4 1 . 31

    WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S , NAB 1 9 7 3 = 100 ( 3 - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

    U. S . . DOLLAR JULY 1 9 9 9 . 53 GERMAN MARK JULY 19 1 5 9 . 4 8 JAPANESE YEN JULY 19 1 9 9 . 26 DUTCH GUILDER JULY 19 1 3 6 . 3 8 U. K. POUND JULY 19 6 2 . 4 0 CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 19 8 2 . 19 FRENCH FRANC JULY 19 6 6 . 9 0 SWISS FRANC JULY 19 1 9 9 . 2 3 BELGIAN FRANC JULY 1 9 9 8 . 82 ITALIAN L I P A JULY 19 3 8 . 4 6 SWEDISH KRONA JULY 19 6 7 . 16

    CHART 2 . 3-MONTH P0B8ABD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OB DISCOUNT

    CANADIAN DOLLAR U . K . POUND GERMAN MASK FRENCH FRANC SWISS FRANC DUTCH GUILDER JAPANESE YEN ITALIAN LIRA

    JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY

    19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19

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  • S E R I E S NAME LAST VALUE PLOTTED

    DATE VALUE

    CHART 3 . GOLD P R I C E I S LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

    U . S . DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE JULY 19 3 7 1 . 9 1

    CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES

    U. S . FEDERAL FUNDS JULY 19 9 . 24 OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS JULY 19 9 . 15 U. K. JULY 19 1 3 . 94 CANADA JULY 19 1 2 . 52 GERMANY JULY 19 6 . 88 JAPAN JULY 19 5 . 0 6 FRANCE JULY 19 9 . 09 NETHERLANDS JULY 1 9 6 . 83 SWITZERLAND JULY 19 6 . 3 8

    CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

    U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET JULY 19 8 . 7 3 GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN JULY 19 6 . 9 9 JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE JULY 19 4 . 7 0 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER JULY 19 1 2 . 21 INTERBANK STERLING JULY 1 9 1 3 . 84 SWISS INTERBANK LOAN JULY 19 6 . 7 7 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JULY 19 9 . 01 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE JULY 19 7 . 04 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE JULY 12 8 . 51

    ( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

    CHART 6 . EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

    OVERNIGHT JULY 19 9 . 1 5 7-DAY JULY 19 9 . 0 5 1-MONTH JULY 19 9 . 0 1 3-MONTH JULY 19 8 . 8 1 6-MONTH JULY 19 8 . 7 0 1-YEAR JULY 19 8 . 4 9

    CHART 7 . SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY BASKET RATES

    OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS JULY 1 9 9 . 15 U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS JULY 19 9 . 2 4 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 19 - 0 . 0 9

    3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAfi DEPOSIT RATE JULY 19 8 . 81 U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET JULY 19 8 . 73 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 19 0 . 0 8

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  • S E R I E S HARE LAST VALUE PLOTTED

    DATE TALUS

    CHART 8 . INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-HONTH FOHDS

    EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T JULY 1 9 8 . 81 INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED JULY 19 8 . 9 5 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 19 - 0 . 14

    U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER JULY 1 9 8 . 4 3 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED JULY 19 8 . 8 9 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 19 - 0 . 2 6

    EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T JULY 1 9 8 . 8 1 INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT) , COVERED JULY 1 9 8 . 9 8 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 19 - 0 . 16

    EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT JULY 19 8 . 8 1 SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED JULY 1 9 8 . 7 1 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 19 0 . 11

    CHART 9 . LON3 TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS

    UNITED STATES JULY 1 4 8 . 0 1 GERMANY JULY 1 4 6 . 7 6 JAPAN JULY 14 5 . 0 4 SWITZERLAND JULY 14 5 . 14 CANADA JULY 1 4 9 . 6 0 FRANCE JULY 7 9 . 0 9 NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY) A P R I L 7 . 0 8 UNITED KINGDOM JULY 14 9 . 1 1

    U . S . CORPORATE

    AAA BONDS MAT 9 . 3 3

    CHART 1 0 . STOCK I N D I C E S

    UNITED STATES UNITED KIHGDOE CANADA GERMANY SWITZERLAND NETHERLANDS FRANCE JAPAN

    JULY 1 2 3 4 7 . 6 3 JULY 1 2 4 0 8 . 5 5 JULY 12 3 8 0 . 0 7 JULY 1 2 2 6 8 . 7 7 JULY 1 2 2 5 1 . 7 3 JULY 12 4 3 9 . 9 7 JULY 12 4 9 0 . 9 4 JULY 12 6 6 7 . 1 7

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  • FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

    H . 1 0 ( 5 1 2 )

    FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 2 1 , 1 9 8 9

    The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

    COUNTRY MONETARY

    U N I T (CURRENCY U N I T S PER DOLLAR)

    COUNTRY MONETARY

    U N I T JULY 1 7 JULY 1 8 JULY 1 9 JULY 2 0 JULY 2 1

    ^AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 7 5 . 7 0 7 5 . 6 0 7 4 . 7 0 7 5 . 0 3 7 4 . 9 3 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 1 3 . 4 2 0 1 3 . 3 1 0 1 3 . 3 8 0 1 3 . 3 9 0 1 3 . 4 2 0 BELGIUM FRANC 3 9 . 9 4 0 3 9 . 5 6 0 3 9 . 8 0 0 3 9 . 7 5 0 3 9 . 8 9 0 CANADA DOLLAR 1 . 1 9 1 0 1 . 1 9 1 1 1 . 1 8 9 2 1 . 1 8 7 6 1 . 1 8 8 0 C H I N A , P . R . YUAN 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 DENMARK KRONE 7 . 4 1 2 5 7 . 3 4 7 0 7 . 3 9 0 0 7 . 3 9 0 0 7 . 4 1 1 0 FINLAND MARKKA 4 . 3 0 0 5 4 . 2 6 4 0 4 . 2 8 3 5 4 . 2 7 9 5 4 . 2 9 1 0 FRANCE FRANC 6 . 4 7 0 0 6 . 4 2 3 0 6 . 4 5 4 5 6 . 4 4 9 0 6 . 4 6 5 0 GERMANY D . MARK 1 . 9 0 7 0 1 . 8 9 2 0 1 . 9 0 2 0 1 . 9 0 1 0 1 . 9 0 6 0 GREECE DRACHMA 1 6 5 . 5 7 0 1 6 5 . 8 4 0 1 6 4 . 5 0 0 1 6 5 . 5 8 0 1 6 5 . 5 8 0 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7 . 8 0 6 0 7 . 8 0 4 5 7 . 8 0 4 0 7 . 8 0 8 0 7 . 8 0 7 5 I N D I A RUPEE 1 6 . 5 0 0 0 1 6 . 4 4 0 0 1 6 . 4 9 0 0 1 6 . 4 9 0 0 1 6 . 5 2 0 0

    *1RELAND POUND 1 4 0 . 2 0 1 4 1 . 2 0 1 4 0 . 5 0 1 4 0 . 3 0 1 4 1 . 0 0 ITALY LIRA 1 3 8 3 . 5 0 1 3 7 0 . 0 0 1 3 7 5 . 0 0 1 3 7 4 . 5 0 1 3 7 7 . 0 0 JAPAN YEN 1 4 1 . 5 5 1 4 1 . 3 0 1 4 1 . 9 5 1 4 1 . 4 5 1 4 1 . 9 2 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2 . 6 8 7 0 2 . 6 8 5 0 2 . 6 8 2 0 2 . 6 8 1 0 2 . 6 8 1 0 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2 . 1 5 1 0 2 . 1 3 4 3 2 . 1 4 6 0 2 . 1 4 4 8 2 . 1 5 0 4

    *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 5 6 . 9 5 0 5 7 . 0 2 0 5 6 . 5 3 0 5 7 . 4 3 0 5 7 . 4 0 0 NORWAY KRONE 6 . 9 9 7 5 6 . 9 6 2 0 6 . 9 7 7 0 6 . 9 6 9 0 6 . 9 8 3 0 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 1 5 9 . 6 0 0 1 5 8 . 3 5 0 1 5 9 . 1 0 0 1 5 9 . 1 0 0 1 5 9 . 4 5 0 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1 . 9 6 3 0 1 . 9 5 9 0 1 . 9 6 1 0 1 . 9 6 0 0 1 . 9 5 7 5 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 2 . 7 2 4 0 2 . 6 9 2 5 2 . 7 0 2 5 2 . 7 1 7 0 2 . 7 0 8 0 SOUTH KOREA WON 6 7 0 . 0 0 6 7 0 . 3 0 6 7 0 . 4 0 6 7 0 . 3 0 6 7 0 . 2 0 S P A I N PESETA 1 1 9 . 7 5 0 1 1 8 . 9 0 0 1 1 9 . 1 0 0 1 1 9 . 3 2 0 1 1 9 . 6 3 0 S R I LANKA RUPEE 3 4 . 7 0 8 3 4 . 7 0 8 3 4 . 7 5 8 3 4 . 7 9 8 3 4 . 8 3 7 SWEDEN KRONA 6 . 5 0 6 5 6 . 4 7 1 0 6 . 4 9 2 5 6 . 4 8 6 5 6 . 5 0 0 0 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1 . 6 4 7 5 1 . 6 4 1 0 1 . 6 4 6 8 1 . 6 4 1 5 1 . 6 4 5 7 TAIWAN DOLLAR NA 2 5 . 8 4 0 2 5 . 8 0 7 2 5 . 8 1 0 NA THAILAND BAHT 2 5 . 8 6 0 2 5 . 8 6 0 2 5 . 8 0 0 2 5 . 8 9 0 2 5 . 8 6 0

    *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1 6 1 . 3 8 1 6 2 . 5 0 1 6 1 . 9 0 1 6 2 . 6 5 1 6 2 . 0 0

    MEMO: U N I T E D STATES DOLLAR 9 9 . 9 6 9 9 . 3 5 9 9 . 7 5 9 9 . 5 8 9 9 . 8 4

    SINDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G - 1 0 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . HEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 1 0 COUNTRIES. S E R I E S REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N " ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST 1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.

    JULY 2 1 , 1 9 8 9

    *VALUE I S U . S . CENTS

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