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Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION

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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 PRICE-LONDON

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 $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or more of the same issue to one address, $13.50 per year or $.35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50 each. Address requests to Publications Services, Divi-sion of Administrative Services, and make payment 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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RATIO £ MARCH

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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

CALE 1973=100

RATIO MARCH 197

FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

JAPANESE YEN GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER CANADIAN DOLLAR

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U.K. POUND

BELGIAN FRANC

- FRENCH FRANC

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SWISS FRANC

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CHART 2

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

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

:ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER M

CANADIAN DOLLAR

U. K. POUND

GERMAN MARK

JAPANESE YEN

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SWISS FRANC

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U.S. D(

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CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

LARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE C

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

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CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES

:NT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AT

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS FRANCE

JAPAN

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UNITED KINGDOM

GERMANY

NETHERLANDS

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN

U.S. CD'S

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AL

OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH

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CHART 7

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

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

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FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

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DIFFERENTIAL

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PERCENT PER ANNUM

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3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

90-DAY CD' S

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DIFFERENTIAL

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CHART 8

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

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE

INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON

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DIFFERENTIAL

INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

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CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

PERCENT PER ANNUM

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DIFFERENTIAL

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

1? r ~ PERCENT PER ANNUM

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CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES

RATIO SCALE 1969=100

UNITED STATES

NETHERLANDS

FRANCE

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SERIES NAME LAST VALUE PLOTTED

DATE VALUE

CBAfiT 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES

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

GERMAN MARK JULY 16 4 6 . 0 4 JAPANESE YEN JULY 16 0 . 6 2 5 0 2 DUTCH GUILDER JULY 16 4 0 . 8 6 II. K- POUND JULY 16 1 5 0 . 16

t CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 16 7 2 . 64 FRENCH FRANC JULY 16 1 4 . 3 0 SWISS FRANC JULY 16 5 6 . 5 0 BELGIAN FRANC JULY 16 2 . 2 3 5 8 0 ITALIAN LIRA JULY 16 0 . 0 6 7 0 1 SWEDISH KRONA JULY 16 1 4 . 0 5

I N D I C E S , 8ARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE BATES = 100

GERMAN MARK JULY 16 1 2 9 . 5 1 JAPANESE YEN JULY 16 1 6 3 . 6 5 DUTCH GUILDER JULY 16 1 1 7 . 3 1 U .K. POUND JULY 16 6 0 . 7 3 CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 16 7 2 . 4 0 FRENCH FRANC JULY 16 6 4 . 4 5 SWISS FRANC JULY 16 1 8 1 . 76 BELGIAN FRANC JULY 16 8 8 . 10 ITALIAN LIRA JULY 16 3 8 . 07

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S , HAS 15173 = 100 ( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

U . S . DOLLAR JULY 16 1 1 1 . 2 2 GERMAN MARK JULY 16 1 5 0 . 61 JAPANESE YEN JULY 1 6 1 9 0 . 6 6 DUTCH GUILDER JULY 16 1 2 9 . 7 3 U . K . POUND JULY 16 6 3 . 2 6 CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 16 7 7 . 2 7 FRENCH FRANC JULY 1 6 6 7 . 2 7 SWISS FRANC JULY 16 2 0 1 . 5 4 BELGIAN FRANC JULY 16 9 5 . 5 8 ITALIAN LIRA JULY 16 3 8 . 6 9 SWEDISH KRONA JULY 16 6 6 . 7 8

CHART 2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR JULY 16 - 1 . 7 9 8 . K . POUND JULY 16 - 3 . 3 0 GE&HAM MARK JULY 16 2 . 0 7 FRENCH FRANC JULY 16 - 0 . 6 8 SWISS FRANC JULY 16 1 . 7 2 DUTCH GUILDER JULY 16 0 . 9 3 JAPANESE YEN JULY 16 2 . 0 2 ITALIAN LIRA JULY 16 - 4 . 7 0

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DATE VALUE

CHART 3 . GOLD PRICE IM LOSDON, AFTERNOON FIXING

U . S . DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE JULY 16 3 4 6 . 8 5

CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS JULY 16 6 . 5 1 OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAJB DEPOSITS JULY 16 6 . 5 6 U. K_ JULY 16 9 . 9 5 CANADA JULY 16 8 . 4 7 GERMANY JULY 16 4 . 49 JAPAN JULY 16 4 . 4 1 FRANCE JULY 16 7 . 14 NETHERLANDS JULY 16 5 . 9 7 SWITZERLAND JULY 16 1 . 9 0

CHART 5 . J-MONTH INTEREST BATES

U.S. 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET JULY 16 6 . 3 6 GE&8AN INTERBANK LOAN JULY 16 4 . 5 8 JAPANESE GENSAKI RATI JULY 16 4 . 6 1 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER JULY 16 8 . 3 6 INTERBANK STERLING JULY 16 9 . 9 1 S i I S S INTERBANK LOAN JULY 16 4 . 7 5 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JULY 16 7 . 14 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK HATE JULY 16 5 . 5 9 HEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE JULY 16 6 . 6 2

( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SSITZESLAND)

CHART 6 . EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT JULY 16 6 . 5 6 7-DAY JULY 16 6 . 5 9 1-MONTH JULY 16 6 . 5 6 3-MONTH JULY 16 6 . 5 4 6-MONTH JULY 16 6 . 5 5 1-YEAR JULY 16 6 . 6 0

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

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS JULY 16 6 . 5 6 U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS JULY 16 6 . 5 1 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 1 6 0 . 0 5

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE JULY 16 6 . 5 4 U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET JULY 16 6 . 3 6 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 16 0 . 18

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DATE VALUE

CHART 8 . INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT JULY 16 6 . 5 4 INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON) , COVERED JULY 16 6 . 5 3 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 16 0 . 0 1

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER JULY 16 6 . 3 1 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED JULY 16 6 . 5 4 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 16 - 0 . 2 3

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT JULY 16 6 . 5 4 INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED JULY 16 6 . 6 8 DIFFERENTIAL JULY 16 - 0 . 14

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT JULY 16 6 . 5 4 SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED JULY 16 6 . 4 9 DIFFERENTIAL J U L * 16 0 . 05

CHART 9 . LONG TERM GOVEfiM£NT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES JULY 11 7 . 3 3 GERMANY JULY 11 5 . 8 4 JAPAN (MONTHLY) JULY 11 5 . 0 1 SWITZERLAND JUNE 2 7 4 . 1 7 CANADA JULY 4 9 . 75 FRANCE JULY 4 8 . 6 5 NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY) MAY 6 . 39 UNITED KINGDOM JULY 11 9 . 0 6

U . S . CORPORATE

AAA BONDS JUNE 9 . 1 3

CHART 1 0 . STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM CANADA GERMANY SWITZERLAND NETHERLANDS PRANCE JAPAN

J U L ! 9 2 4 9 . 7 1 JULY 9 2 9 2 - 7 3 JULY 9 2 9 8 . 4 1 JULY 9 2 6 0 . 5 9 JULY 9 1 8 2 . 7 4 JULY 9 3 4 7 . 2 3 JULY 9 3 7 0 . 5 0 JULY 9 3 5 9 . 4 2

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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

H.10 (512) J U L ! 1 6 , 19tib

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUL I 1 8 , 1986

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 /niRHKiirT nnTT_q PRO n n n i B i

COUNTRY UNIT JULY 14 JULY 15 JULY 16 JULY 17 JULY 18

•AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 6 4 . 1 9 6 4 . 1 0 6 3 . 7 1 6 3 . 6 8 6 3 . 8 2 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 1 5 . 3 4 7 1 5 . 2 4 0 15 . 106 1 5 . 0 8 5 1 4 . 9 9 0 BELG1UH FRANC 4 4 . 9 2 0 4 4 . 6 4 0 4 4 , 3 3 0 4 4 . 3 5 0 4 3 . 9 9 0 BRAZIL CRUZADO 1 3 . 8 4 1 3 . 8 4 1 3 - 8 4 1 3 . 8 4 1 3 . 8 4 CANADA DOLLAR 1 . 3 7 6 9 1 . 3 7 4 5 1 . 3 7 6 0 1 . 3 7 5 0 1 . 3 7 5 3 CHINA,P .R , YUAN 3 . 7 1 2 9 3 . 7 1 2 9 3 . 7 1 2 9 3 . 7 1 2 9 3 . 7 1 2 9 DENHARK KRONE 8 . 1660 8 . 1 2 3 5 8 . 0 5 8 5 8 . 0 4 8 0 8 . 0 0 7 0 FINLAND HARKKA 5 . 1 2 9 0 5 . 1 0 1 0 5 . 0 6 4 0 5 . 0 5 9 0 5 . 0 4 0 5 FRANCS FRANC 7 . 0 1 5 0 6 . 9 9 5 0 6 . 9 4 3 0 6 . 9 3 5 0 6 . 8 8 7 5 GERJLANY D. HARK 2 . 1 8 0 5 2 . 1 6 6 0 2 . 1 5 0 0 2 . 1 4 7 5 2 . 1310 GREECE DRACHHA 1 4 0 . 0 0 0 1 4 0 . 5 0 0 1 3 8 . 150 1 3 8 . 2 5 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 0 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7 . 8 1 3 0 7 . 8 1 4 8 7 . 8 1 3 5 7 . 8 1 4 5 7 . 8 1 3 0 INDIA RUPEE 1 2 . 6 2 0 0 12*5400 1 2 . 4 7 0 0 1 2 , 5 3 0 0 1 2 . 5 9 0 0

•IRELAND POUND 1 3 7 . 4 2 1 3 8 . 2 8 1 3 8 . 8 8 1 3 8 . 9 0 1 3 9 . 45 ITALY LIRA 1 4 9 8 . 0 0 1 4 8 9 . 0 0 1 4 7 7 . 0 0 1 4 7 5 . 0 0 1 4 6 4 . 0 0 JAPAN YEN 1 6 0 . 2 5 1 5 9 . 5 0 1 5 8 . 4 0 1 5 7 . 3 5 1 5 6 . 4 5 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2 . 6 7 0 0 2 . 6 7 0 0 2 . 6 4 9 0 2 . 6 5 0 0 2 . 6 6 5 0 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2 . 4 5 7 0 2 . 4 4 0 5 2 . 4 2 4 0 2 . 4 2 1 5 2 . 4 0 1 0

•NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 5 3 . 2 5 0 5 3 . 2 0 0 5 3 . 3 0 0 5 3 , 4 0 0 5 3 . 4 0 0 NORWAY KRONE 7 . 6 4 8 0 7 . 5 2 7 0 7 . 4 7 3 5 7 . 4 5 7 0 7 . 4 3 2 0 PORTUGAL SSCUDO 1 5 0 . 2 0 0 1 4 9 . 3 0 0 1 4 8 . 3 5 0 1 4 8 . 0 0 0 1 4 7 . 7 5 0 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2 . 1 9 3 5 2 . 1 8 7 0 2 . 1 8 5 0 2 . 1 8 3 5 2 . 1 8 3 0

•SOUTH AFRICA RAND 3 8 . 0 0 3 8 . 2 5 3 8 . 5 0 3 8 . 7 5 3 8 . 7 5 SOUTH KOREA HON 8 8 9 . 7 0 8 8 9 . 6 0 8 8 9 . 10 8 8 9 . 1 0 8 8 8 . 6 0 SPAIN PESETA 1 3 8 . 9 8 0 1 3 7 . 9 5 0 1 3 6 . 9 5 0 1 3 6 . 8 0 0 1 3 5 . 9 0 0 SRI LANKA RUPEE 2 8 . 0 6 8 2 8 . 0 6 8 2 8 . 0 6 5 2 8 . 0 6 8 2 8 . 0 7 7 SWEDEN KRONA 7 . 1 5 3 0 7 . 1 0 8 0 7 , 0 5 6 0 7 . 0 5 0 0 7 . 0 2 2 0 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1 . 7 8 1 0 1 . 7 5 9 5 1 . 7 4 2 5 1 . 7 4 4 7 1 . 7 2 4 0 TAIWAN DOLLAR 3 8 . 1 2 0 3 8 , 1 2 0 3 8 . 120 3 8 . 1 2 0 3 8 . 1 2 0 THAILAND BAHT 2 6 . 3 0 0 2 6 . 2 4 0 2 6 . 1 9 0 2 6 . 1 6 0 2 6 . 160

•UNITED KINGDON POUND 1 4 8 . 0 5 1 4 9 . 4 0 1 5 1 . 4 0 1 5 1 . 5 0 1 5 0 . 4 5

HERO: 1 0 9 . 5 5 •UNITED STATES DOLLAR 1 1 1 . 7 3 1 1 1 . 0 8 1 1 0 . 2 7

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