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Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts
M a y 3 0 , 1 9 8 9 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION Washington, DuC. 20551
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Table of Contents
TABLES
1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED
2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES 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
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Weekly $24.00 per year or $.60 each in the United States, its possess ions , 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.
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
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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 11973=100
RATIO S< MARCH 1975
FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR
SWISS FRANC
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CHART 2
3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM
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CHART 3
PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON A V E R A G E S F O R W E E K E N D I N G W E D N E S D A Y
LLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE Ol
1 2 . 5 Kg B A R S
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE
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CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES
ENTPER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANH
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
GERMANY
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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES
ENTPER ANNUM
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE
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PERCENT PER AW
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
tENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AW
OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH
7-DAY 6-MONTH
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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
JENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PERANI
FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
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3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
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INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
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INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE
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LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES
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INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES
SCALE 00 RATIO SCALE 1969=100
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S E R I E S SAME L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE VALUE
CHART 1 . S P O T EXCHANGE R A T E S AND I N D I C E S
WEEKLY A V E R A G E S , NOON BUYING RATES ( U . S . CENTS)
GERMAN MARK MAY 2 4 5 0 . 17 J A P A N E S E YEN MAY 2 4 0 . 7 1 0 0 4 DUTCH GUILDER MAY 2 4 4 4 . 5 2 U . K . POUND MAY 2 4 1 5 9 . 0 9 CANADIAN DOLLAR MAY 2 4 6 3 . 6 4 FRENCH FRANC . MAY 2 4 1 4 . 8 2 S S 1 S S FRANC MAY 2 4 5 6 . 3 0 B E L G I A N FRANC MAY 2 4 2 . 3 9 7 7 9 I T A L I A N L I R A MAY 2 4 0 . 0 6 9 1 1 SWEDISH KRONA MAY 2 4 1 4 . 5 5
I N D I C E S , HABCii 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES = 1 0 0
GERMAN MASK MAY 2 4 1 4 1 . 1 5 J A P A N E S E YEN MAY 2 4 1 8 5 . 9 1 DUTCH G U I L D E R MAY 2 4 1 2 7 . 8 2 O . K . POUND MAY 2 4 6 4 . 3 5 CANADIAN DOLLAR MAY 2 4 8 3 . 3 6 FRENCH FRANC MAY 2 4 6 6 , 7 6 S W I S S FRANC MAY 2 4 1 8 1 . 1 4 B E L G I A N FRANC MAY 2 4 9 4 . 4 8 I T A L I A N L I R A MAY 2 4 3 9 . , 2 6
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S , HAS 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 ( G - 1 0 C O U N T R I E S P L U S SWITZERLAND)
U. S . DOLLAR MAY 2 4 1 0 3 . 1 5 GERMAN MARK MAY 2 4 1 5 5 . 4 9 J A P A N E S E YEN MAY 2 4 2 0 5 . 8 0 DUTCH G U I L D E R MAY 2 4 1 3 3 . 4 6 U . K . POUND MAY 2 4 6 3 . 14 CANADIAN DOLLAR MAY 2 4 8 4 . 3 8 FRENCH FRANC MAY 2 4 6 5 . 5 2 S W I S S FRANC MAY 2 4 1 8 8 . 9 5 BELGIAN FRANC MAY 2 4 9 6 . 6 5 I T A L I A N L I R A MAY 2 4 3 7 . 5 2 SWEDISH KRONA MAY 2 4 6 5 . 0 8
CHART 2 . 3 -MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE B A T E S , PREMIUM OR D I S C O U N T
CANADIAN DOLLAR MAY 2 4 2 . 5 9 U . K . POUND MAY 2 4 - 3 . 4 0 GERMAN MARK MAY 2 4 2 . 4 5 FRENCH FfiANC MAY 2 4 0 . 6 8 S W I S S FRANC MAY 2 4 1 . 8 8 DUTCH G U I L D E R MAY 2 4 2 . 0 9 J A P A N E S E YEN MAY 2 4 #. 4 9 I T A L I A N L I R A MAY 2 4 - 2 . 4 b
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CHART 3 . GOLD P R I C E I N LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G
U . S . DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE MAY 2 4 3 6 4 . 2 5
4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS MAY 2 4 9 . 74 OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S MAY 2 4 9 . 6 0 U. K. MAY 2 4 1 1 . 7 7 CANADA MAY 2 4 1 2 . 6 9 GERMANY MAY 2 4 6 . 3 2 JAPAN MAY 2 4 4 . 2 2 FRANCE MAY 2 4 8 . 5 9 NETHERLANDS MAY 2 4 b . 2 b SWITZERLAND MAY 2 4 6 . 7 7
CHART 5 . 3 -MONTH I N T E R E S T MATES
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET MAY 2 4 9 . 4 1 GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN MAY 2 4 7 . 1 4 J A P A N E S E G E t i S A K l RATE MAY 2 4 4 . 2 5 CANADIAN F I N A N C E P A P a n MAY 2 4 1 2 . 3 1 INTERBANK S T E R L I N G MAY 2 4 1 3 . 0 3 S W I S S INTERBANK LOAN MAY 2 4 7 . 42 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE MAY 2 4 8 . 8 b NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE MAY 2 4 7 . 3 4 WEIGHTED AVERAGE F O R E I G N I N T E R E S T RATE MAY 2 4 8 . 3 9
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CHART o . EURO-DOLLAR D E P u S I T R A T E S :
OVERNIGHT 7-DAY 1 -AONTH 3 - MONTH 6-MONTH 1 - Y E A R
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MAY 2 4 9 . 6 0 MAY Z4 9 . cO MAY 2 4 9 . 5 6 MAY 2h 9 . 4 6 MAY 2 4 9 . 4 1 MAY 2 4 9 . 4 5
CHART 7 . S E L E C T E D EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MAK&6T RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S MAY 2 4 9 . 6 0 U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS MAY 2 4 9 . 7 4 D I F F E R E N T I A L MAY 2 4 - 0 . 14
3 -MONTH EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T BATE MAY 2 4 9 . 4 6 U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET MAY 2 4 9 . 4 1 D I F F E R E N T I A L MAY 2 4 0. 2 3
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CHART 8 . I N T E R E S T A R B I T R A G E , 3 -MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T HAY 2 4 9 . 4 6 INTERBANK S T E R L I N G ( L O N D O N ) , COVERED NAY 2 4 9 . 5 1 D I F F E R E N T I A L MAY 2 4 - 0 . 0 5
U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER MAY 2 4 9 . 3 0 CANADIAN F I N A N C E P A P E R , COVERED MAY 2 4 9 . o 4 D I F F E R E N T I A L MAY 2 4 - 0 . 3 4
EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T MAY 2 4 9 . 4 6 INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT) , COVERED MAY 2 4 9 . 6 4 D I F F E R E N T I A L MAY 2 4 - 0 . 1 8
EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T MAY 2 4 9 . 4 6 S W I S S I N T E R B A N K , COVERED MAY 2 4 9 . 3 4 D I F F E R E N T I A L MAY 2 4 0 . 1 3
CHART 9 . LONG TERM GOVERNEDT dOND Y I E L D S
UNITED S T A T E S MAY 1 2 9 . 0 5 GERMANY MAY 19 7 . 12 JAPAN MAY 1 2 4 . 8 6 SWITZERLAND MAY 1 9 5 . 3 5 CANADA MAY 1 2 1 0 . 2 0 FRANCE MAY 1 2 9 . 1 8 NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY) MARCH 6 . 9 3 UNITED KINGDOM MAY 1 9 9 . 0 2
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CHART 1 0 . STOCK I N D I C E S
U N I T E D S T A T E S MAY 2 4 3 3 8 . 2 1 U N I T E D KINGDOM MAY 2 4 3 9 0 . 0 2 CANADA MAY 2 4 3 6 3 . 2 4 GERMANY HAY 2 4 2 4 6 . 6 6 SWITZERLAND MAY 2 4 2 2 3 . 6 9 NETHERLANDS MAY 2 4 3 3 2 . 1 0 FRANCE HAY 2 4 4 6 9 . 4 1 JAPAN MAY 2 4 6 6 5 . 4 8
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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512) MAY 26, 1989 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 26, 1989
The Board of Governors of the Federaf 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 t ransfers payable in foreign currencies:
COUNTRY MONETARY
UNIT (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRY MONETARY
UNIT MAY 22 MAY 23 MAY 24 MAY 25 MAY 26 AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 74.35 74.75 74.70 75.65 75.20 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 14.144 14.130 14.145 14.038 13.990 BELGIUM FRANC 42.060 42.040 42.140 41.750 41.640 CANADA DOLLAR 1.1958 1.1980 1.2005 1.2080 1.2055 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 3.7314 3.7314 3.7314 3.7314 3.7314 DENMARK KRONE 7.8350 7.8310 7.8460 7.7760 7.7570 FINLAND MARKKA 4.4750 4.4785 4.4890 4.4500 4.4390 FRANCE FRANC 6.8030 6.7980 6.8160 6.7560 6.7400 GERMANY D. MARK 2.0090 2.0084 2.0120 1.9945 1.9895 GREECE DRACHMA 170.200 170.500 170.700 170.240 167.950 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7800 7.7760 7.7850 7.7820 7.7810 INDIA RUPEE 16.2800 16.2400 16.3100 16.2600 16.1800
IRELAND POUND 133.10 133.30 132.75 134.00 134.80 ITALY LIRA 1457.00 1456.00 1457.00 1443.25 1440.00 JAPAN YEN 142.05 142.00 142.80 142.00 141.43 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.7035 2.6890 2.6970 2.6960 2.6910 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.2639 2.2635 2.2675 2.2485 2.2415
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 59.300 59.480 59.300 59.350 59.300 NORWAY KRONE 7.2250 7.2325 7.2410 7.1935 7.1770 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 165.800 165.750 166.250 164.530 163.550 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.9680 1.9545 1.9560 1.9560 1.9535 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 2.7780 2.7690 2.7930 2.7770 2.7425 SOUTH KOREA WON 669.40 669.50 669.50 669.50 669.40 SPAIN PESETA 125.400 125.350 125.700 124.500 125.380 SRI LANKA RUPEE 34.158 34.148 34.137 34.117 34.117 SWEDEN KRONA 6.7620 6.7510 6.7595 6.7120 6.6970 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.7923 1.7883 1.7860 1.7562 1.7370 TAIWAN DOLLAR 25.900 25.985 25.925 25.920 25.932 THAILAND BAHT 25.840 25.930 25.950 25.930 25.850 UNITED KINGDOM POUND 158.06 156.78 156.95 158.03 158.80
MEMO: 1UNITED STATES DOLLAR 103.78 103.85 104.05 103.32 102.99 SINDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
*VALUE IS U.S. CENTS
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