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Selected Interest & Exchange Rates XAfeekly Series of Charts AUGUST 18,1975 Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D C. 20551 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Page 1: Selected Interest & Exchange Rates · 8/18/1975  · 100 90 . 80 140 12 0 10 0 20 0 180 160 14 0 120 100 160 140 120 100 120 100 80 scale 120 100 80 0 12 10 20 0 0 14 120 100 160

Selected Interest & Exchange Rates XAfeekly Series of Charts

AUGUST 18,1975

Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION

DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D C. 20551

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Table of Contents

CHARTS TABLES

1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES-

3. GOLD PRICE -LONDON H.10 RELEASE

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 INDEXES

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SPOT EXCHANGE RATES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (DASHED LINE)

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

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Chart 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

PREMIUM (+), OR DISCOUNT ( - )

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PER CENT PER ANNUM

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PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

u a . DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

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12.5 Kg BARS Afternoon fixing price

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Chart 4

CALL MONEY RATES • WEEKLY SERIES

PER CENT

15 r~ OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

JAPAN 10

5 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

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Chart 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES

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UNITED STATES CD's 12

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CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 16

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SWISS DEPOSIT RATE

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Chart 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES London

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

16 OVERNIGHT

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

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

FEDERAL FUNDS

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OVERNIGHT Euro-dollar deposits

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DIFFERENTIAL Adjusted for reserve requirements

1973 1975

Favors Borrowing in U.S. if Positive

3-MONTH Euro-dollar deposits

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DIFFERENTIAL Adjusted for reserve requirements

1973 1975

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Chart 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE^ 3-MONTH FUNDS

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS (+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS

20 SO

INTERBANK DM, Covered Frankfurt EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 15

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w ; Chart 9

LONG -TERM GOVERNMENT BOND Y IELDS WEEKLY SERIES

9 UNITED STATES

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' ChartJO INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

WEEKLY SERIES

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LAST VALUE PLOTTED SERIES NAME DATE VALUE

CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES

U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE AUG. 13 85 . 1 6 JAPANESE YEN AUG. 13 120 . 8 6 GERMAN MARK AUG. 13 141 . 6 3 DUTCH GUILDER AUG. 13 136 . 6 9 U . K . POUND AUG. 13 67 . 6 7 CANADIAN DOLLAR AUG. 13 104 . 3 1 FRENCH FRANC AUG. 13 1 2 6 . 4 7 SWISS FRANC AUG. 13 162 . 6 5 BELGIAN FRANC AUG. 13 130 . 4 0 I T A L I A N LIRA AUG. 13 93 . 2 0

CHART 2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

CANADIAN DOLLAR UcKo POUND GERMAN MARK FRENCH FRANC SWISS FRANC DUTCH GUILDER JAPANESE YEN

AUG. 13 - 0 . 9 9 AUG. 13 - 4 . 0 7 AUG. 13 4 . 0 6 AUG. 13 - 1 . 5 4 AUG. 13 3 . 3 9 AUG. 13 3 . 5 9 AUG. 13 - 0 . 2 8

CHART 3 . GOLD PRICE I N LONDON

U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE AUG. 13 1 6 3 . 4 7

CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS AUG. 13 6 . 0 8 OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS AUG. 13 6 . 1 2 U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS AUG. 8 1 0 . 0 6 CANADA AUG. 8 7 . 1 3 GERMANY AUG. 8 1 . 5 0 EURO-DM AUG. 8 2 . 3 8 JAPAN AUG. 15 10 . 5 0 FRANCE AUG. 8 7 . 3 8 NETHERLANDS AUG. 1 0 . 5 3 EURO-SWISS FRANC AUG. 8 4 . 8 8

CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS) AUG. 13 6 . 2 5 GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN AUG. 13 3 . 6 0 JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN JUNE 27 9 . 2 0 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT AUG. 13 7 . 2 4 CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER AUG. 13 8 . 4 5 INTERBANK STERLING AUG. 13 1 0 . 7 1 SWISS DEPOSIT AUG. 13 6 . 0 0

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LAST VALUE PLOTTED SERIES NAME GATE VALUE

CHART 6 . EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT 7-DAY 1-MONTH 3-MONTH 6-MONTH 1-YEAR

AUG. 13 6 . 1 2 AUG. .13 6 . 2 6 AUG. 13 6 . 5 5 AUG. 13 7 . 2 4 AUG. 13 6 . 1 8 AUG. 13 8 . 6 2

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

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS AUG. 13 6 . 1 2 U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS AUG. 13 6 . 0 8 DIFFERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AUG. 13 0 . 3 0 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE AUG. 13 7 . 2 4 U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS) AUG. 13 6 . 2 5 DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AUG. 13 0 . 8 9

CHART 8 . INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT AUG. 13 7 . 2 4 INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED AUG. 13 6 . 6 4 DIFFERENTIAL AUG. 13 0 . 6 0

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER AUG. 13 6 . 5 8 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED AUG. 13 7 . 4 6 DIFFERENTIAL AUG. 13 - 0 . 8 8

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT AUG. 13 7 . 2 4 INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED AUG. 13 7 . 8 6 DIFFERENTIAL AUG. 13 - 0 . 6 2

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT SWISS DEPOSIT ( S F ) , COVERED DIFFERENTIAL

AUG. 13 7 . 2 4 AUG. 12 9 . 3 9 AUG. 13 - 2 . 1 5

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6 LAST VALUE PLOTTED

SERIES NAME DATE VALUE

CHART 9 . LONG TERM GOVERNMENT 60NC YIELDS

UNITED STATES GERMANY JAPAN (MONTHLY) SWITZERLAND CANADA FRANCE NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM

AUG. 8 a . 4 0 AUG. 1 8 . 2 5 AUG. 1 9 . 4 1 AUG. 8 6 . 3 7 AUG. 8 9 . 4 2 AUG. 1 9 . 9 9 AUG. 1 7 . 7 5 AUG. 1 1 3 . 9 3

U . S . CORPORATE

AAA BONDS EURO-DM BONDS EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

JUNE 27 8 . 7 7 JUNE 27 8 . 3 0 JUNE 27 8 . 6 2

CHART 1 0 . INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES JAPAN CANADA FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM SWITZERLAND GERMANY

AUG. 8 9 0 . 4 9 AUG. 1 2 0 9 . 6 1 AUG. 1 1 0 4 . 4 9 AUG. 1 1 0 2 . 3 0 AUG. 1 6 7 . 3 7 AUG. 8 6 5 . 5 1 AUG. 1 8 8 . 9 8

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.voSL£2$r£. F E D E R A L R E S E R V E s t a t i s t i c a l r e l e a s e

H . 1 0 AUGUST 1 5 , 1975

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1 5 , 1975

The Board of Governors,of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certif ied for customs purposes the following noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreignjcurrencies:

MONETARY (RATE U . S . CENTS) COUNTRY UNIT AUG. 11 AUG. 12 AUG. 13 AUG. 14 AUG. 15

AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 1 2 8 . 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 . 4 5 0 0 1 2 7 . 4 5 0 0 1 2 7 . 7 0 0 0 1 2 7 . 7 5 0 0 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 5 . 4 7 0 0 0 5 . 4 8 0 0 0 5 . 4 8 0 0 0 5 . 4 9 0 0 0 5 . 5 0 0 0 0 BELGIUM FRANC 2 . 6 0 7 0 0 2 . 6 0 5 5 0 2 . 6 0 7 5 0 2 . 6 1 0 0 0 2 . 6 0 6 0 0 CANADA DOLLAR 9 6 . 3 9 0 0 9 6 . 4 5 0 0 9 6 . 4 2 0 0 9 6 . 3 7 0 0 9 6 . 2 2 0 0 DENMARK KRONE 1 6 . 7 3 0 0 1 6 . 7 5 0 0 1 6 . 7 8 0 0 1 6 . 7 7 0 0 1 6 . 7 9 0 0 FINLAND MARKKA 2 6 . 3 3 0 0 2 6 . 3 6 0 0 2 6 . 3 7 0 0 2 6 . 4 2 0 0 2 6 . 4 8 0 0 FRANCE FRANC 2 2 . 7 6 0 0 2 2 . 7 4 0 0 2 2 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 . 8 5 0 0 2 2 . 8 4 0 0 GERMANY D . MARK 3 8 . 6 9 0 0 3 8 . 6 1 0 0 3 8 . 7 2 0 0 3 8 . 8 4 0 0 3 8 . 8 4 0 0 INDIA RUPEE 1 1 . 3 0 0 0 1 1 . 3 0 0 0 1 1 . 3 0 0 0 1 1 . 3 0 0 0 1 1 . 3 5 0 0 IRELAND POUND 2 1 0 . 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 . 3 5 0 0 2 1 0 . 7 5 0 0 2 1 0 . 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 . 8 0 0 0 ITALY LIRA 0 . 1 4 8 9 0 0 . 1 4 9 0 0 0 . 1 4 9 2 0 0 . 1 4 9 5 0 0 . 1 4 9 5 0 JAPAN YEN 0 . 3 3 5 8 0 0 . 3 3 5 5 0 0 . 3 3 5 6 0 0 . 3 3 5 6 0 0 . 3 3 5 6 0 MALAYSIA DOLLAR 3 9 . 6 6 0 0 3 9 . 6 2 0 0 3 9 . 6 2 0 0 3 9 . 7 1 0 0 3 9 . 8 0 0 0 MEXICO PESO 8 . 0 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 0 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 3 7 . 7 7 0 0 3 7 . 6 9 0 0 3 7 . 7 6 0 0 3 7 . 8 5 0 0 3 7 . 8 3 0 0 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 1 0 6 . 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 . 1 5 0 0 1 0 6 . 1 5 0 0 NORWAY KRONE 1 8 . 2 3 0 0 1 8 . 2 5 0 0 1 8 . 2 7 0 0 1 8 . 2 7 0 0 1 8 . 3 2 0 0 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 3 . 7 5 0 0 3 . 7 6 0 0 3 . 7 6 0 0 3 . 7 6 0 0 3 . 7 7 0 0 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 1 3 9 . 7 5 0 0 1 3 9 . 7 5 0 0 1 3 9 . 7 5 0 0 1 3 9 . 7 5 0 0 1 3 9 . 8 0 0 0 SPAIN PESETA 1 . 7 1 2 5 1 . 7 1 2 0 1 . 7 1 2 0 1 . 7 1 5 0 1 . 7 1 5 5 SRI LANKA RUPEE 1 3 . 7 0 0 0 1 3 . 7 0 0 0 1 3 . 7 0 0 0 1 3 . 7 0 0 0 1 3 . 7 4 0 0 SWEDEN KRONA 2 3 . 1 4 0 0 2 3 . 1 1 0 0 2 3 . 1 6 0 0 2 3 . 2 0 0 0 2 3 . 2 4 0 0 SWITZERLAND FRANC 3 7 . 2 0 0 0 3 7 . 1 8 0 0 3 7 . 2 8 0 0 3 7 . 6 2 0 0 3 7 . 4 7 0 0 UNITED KINGDOM POUND 2 1 0 . 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 . 3 5 0 0 2 1 0 . 7 5 0 0 2 1 0 . 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 . 8 0 0 0

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