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January 5, 1968.

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

MONEY MARKET AND RESERVE RELATIONSHIPS
Recent developments
Money market conditions have become somewhat tauter since
the last meeting of the Committee.

However, credit market psychology

has been successively buoyed by first the balance of payments program
and then, more importantly, by rumors relating to peace negotiations;
and as a result bill yields have recently declined and prices in bond

markets have risen rather sharply.
Nonborrowed reserves declined in December, on average, after
seasonal adjustment, and as a result member banks have become more
active at the discount window and the Federal funds rate has risen to
around 4-5/8 per cent on average.

Borrowings rose to $185 million in

the week ending December 20, and then reached particularly high levels
during the past two statement weeks, when they averaged $420 million.
But such a high level was occasioned by a skewed distribution of and

wide swings in reserve funds that resulted in high excess reserves
during the Christmas holiday week and over the year-end.

These swings

were accompanied by wide variations in the Federal funds rate, which
touched 5 per cent on the day before the year end statement date.
Free reserves during the past three statement weeks have
averaged $80 million, fluctuating between $50 and $115 million.

During

the first half of December and in earlier months of the fourth quarter
such reserves had averaged over $200 million.
The somewhat increased pressure on the banking system from open
market operations was supplemented by the announcement in late December

FINANCIAL MARKET RELATIONSHIPS IN PERSPECTIVE
(Monthly averages and, where available, weekly averages of daily figures)
Flo of Reserves. Bank Credit and Money
Indicators
Bon Yields
Mon. v
.arket
Free
BorrowFederal 3-month
Corporate Munici- NonTotal
Bank
Time
si
ReCredit Supy
borrcwed
pal
U.S.
New
Funds Treaseserves
ings
2
Proxy
(Aaa)
Reserves serves
Issues
ury
Gov't.
Rate
(In millions
of dollars)
Bill
(20 r.)
(Aaa) I
of dollars)
dollars)
billions of
, (In billions
-- lq,,
(Seasonally Adjusted)

Period

1966--Dec.

-196

529

5.39

4.96

4.76

5.73

3.79

-

1967--Jan.

-

13

-

16

+ 0.4

+ 0.3

+ 1.3

59

476

4.87

4.72

4.51

5.43

3.50

+475

+359

+ 3.3

- 0.1

+ 2.2

Feb.
Mar.

42
172

366
196

4.99
4.50

4.56
4.26

4.61
4.56

5.18
5.31

3.38
3.47

+325
+555

+218
+415

+ 3.3
+ 3.0

+ 1.2
+ 1.6

+ 2.6
+ 2.6

Apr.
May

199
275

150
94

4.03
3.94

3.84
3.60

4.64
4.90

5.38
5.62

3.50
3.71

+ 92
+ 96

+ 49
8

+ 2.1
+ 1.2

- 0.3
+ 1.6

+ 2.0
+ 1.9

June
July
Aug.

257
311
270

88
132
86

3.97
3.78
3.88

3.53
4.20
4.26

4.99
5.01
5.12

5.79
5.78
5.86**

3.80
3.86
3.78

+ 95
+307
+291

+164
+223
+269

+ 2.0
+ 3.2
+ 3.7

+ 1.7
+ 1.7
+ 1.2

+
+ L.2
+ 2.5

Sept.

252

82

3.99

4.42

5.16

5.85**

3.81

+ 96

+193

+ 2.3

+ 0.1

+ 1.7

Oct.
Nov.

212
223

141
124

3.87
4.14

4.55
4.72

5.36
5.66

6.08
6.50

3.88
3.99

+250
+221

+311
+155

+ 2.7
+ 1.9

+ 1.0
+ 1.1

+ 1.9
+ 1.8

Dec. p

149

185

4.49

4.96

5.59

6.51

4.15

-287

-151

-

0.1

+ 0.2

+ 1.3

29 p

255

119

4.47

4.88

5.63

6.49

4.03

-

0.6

- 0.1

+ 0.2

6 p

210

87

4.30

4.95

5.64

6.55**

4.15

+ 0.7

+ 0.3

+ 0.6

13 p
20 p
27 p

214
59
113

121
185
345

4.53
4.48
4.63

4.91
4.99
4.94

5.62
5.57
5.55

6.42**
---

4.15
4.15
4.15

- 0.8
- 0.5
+ 0.5

- 0.5
- 0.1
+ 1.2

+ 0.4
- 0.2
- 0.4

3 p

71

495

4.56

Year 1967 p
First Half 1967
Second Half 1967p

195
153
236

173
222
123

4.20
4.38
4.02

5.01
Aver
4.30
4.09
4.52

Recent variations
in growth
Mar. 29-June 28
Jun. 28-Aug. 16
3
Aug. 16-Jan.

245
280
214

110
123
123

4.00
3.85
4.10

3.66
4.17
4.64

1967--Nov.

Dec.

1968--Jan.

5.53
es
5.01
4.70
5.32

6.32

n.a.

5.77
5.45
6.10

3.74
3.56
3.91

4.83
5.05
5.41

5.63
5.83
6.15

3.68
3.82
p/3.95

+ 1.3
+ 1.6
Annual rates of increase 3/
+ 6.5
+11.7
+ 9.8
+11.5
+ 6.8
+12.1
+10.7
+15.0
+ 6.0
+10.6
+ 8.5
+ 7.5

+18.8
+19.4
+ 8.3

I/
2/
3/

Includes issues carrying 5-year and 10-vear call protection; ** issues carry a 5-year call protection.
Time deposits adjusted at all commercial banks.
Base is change for month preceding specified period or in case of weekly periods, the first week shown.

p -

Preliminary.
Janurv 5

1968.

+ 6.9
+11.8
+ 5.9

- 0.1
+15.8
+17.3
+13.1

+14.3
+18.4
+ 9.3

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

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January 5, 1968.

of a 1/2 percentage point increase in reserves required against demand
deposits over $5 million.

The new requirement was made effective in

the statement weeks beginning January 11 and 18 for reserve city and
country banks respectively.
Reaction in short- and long-term credit markets to the recent
policy moves has been relatively mild.

The 3-month bill rate rose

about 1/8 of a percentage point to over 5 per cent following the last
FOMC meeting and in the wake of the announced increase in reserve
requirements.

During the past two days, however, rumors of peace

negotiations led to a decline in the yield, which was quoted 4.96 per
cent bid at the close of business Friday.

Longer-term bill rates have

dropped below levels at the time of the previous meeting.
As noted earlier, credit markets responded favorably to the
new balance of payments program, interpreting it as reducing the need
for intensification of monetary restraint.

Not only did longer-term bills

become somewhat more attractive, relatively, but there was also a rise
in bond prices, followed by another boost in the wake of peace rumors.
Earlier, bond markets had shown virtually no reaction to NovemberDecember monetary policy moves, partly because of the technical
position of the market and of the lull during the holiday season in new
issues coming to market.

But also it appears that a shift toward

monetary restraint, at least a mild one, had already been largely
discounted by market participants; and some increased investor interest
in bonds is reappearing at current rate levels.
While the rise in shortest-term bill yields and rates on other
money market paper, such as bankers' acceptances, was relatively modest,

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

-3-

January 5, 1968.

these rates were approaching critical levels in relation to the 5-1/2
per cent ceiling rate on large negotiable CD's.

In December the run-

off in CD's was around $770 million, or about 13 per cent of the total
maturing during the month.

The relatively high level of market interest

rates also made other time and savings deposits of banks less attractive.
As a result, total time and savings deposits of banks increased by an
8-1/2 per cent annual rate in December, the slowest monthly increase
for the year.
While growth in time deposits slowed, outstanding demand
deposits at banks declined rather sharply.

The bulk of the decline was

in U.S. Government deposits, but private demand deposits also dropped
slightly as banks liquidated a considerable amount of U.S. Government
securities in accommodating enlarged business loan demands.

The money

supply, which had increased more or less steadily from spring to early
November, showed only a slight increase on average during December as
an accelerated growth in currency offset the decline in private demand
deposits.
The decline in demand deposits in December was sufficient to
offset the restrained growth in time deposits, and the bank credit proxy
showed no change for the month on average.

Moreover, allowance for the

reduction in head office liabilities to foreign branches would make for
a 1 percentage point decline in the proxy.1/ We do not have seasonally adjusted figures for such Euro-dollar borrowings
in view of the limited observations so far available, but it would appear
that a good part of the decline in borrowings abroad last month was

seasonal.

January 5, 1968.

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CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

Percentage increases in certain key monetary variables for
the 1965-67 period are shown below.

I

Annual

By half years
1966

1965
II

I

|II

1967
I

II

1965

1966

1967

Total reserves

7.0

3.2

4.7

-2.3

10.7

8.5

5.2

1.2

9.8

Nonborrowed reserves

4.5

3.9

2.8

-1.3

15.0

7.5

4.2

0.8

11.5

Bank credit proxy

10.2

7.6

7.1

0.3

12.1 10.6

9.1

3.7

11.7

Time and savings dpts.

15.2

15.7

10.8

6.5

17.3 13.1

16.0

8.8

15.8

3.0

6.3

4.6

-0.2

4.7

2.2

Money supply

6.8

6.0

Prospective developments
Maintenance of the money market conditions that have evolved
in conjunction with open market policy and the announced reserve requirement increase during recent weeks would appear to involve free reserves
in a zero to $100 million range; member bank borrowings generally in
a $150 - $300 million range; the Federal funds rate generally above the
discount rate and most frequently in a 4-5/8--4-3/4 per cent area; and
a 3-month Treasury bill rate in a 4.90 - 5.25 per cent range.

Prospects

with respect to the Euro-dollar market are uncertain in view of questions
as to the timing and extent of impact of the U.S. balance of payments
program.

But if Euro-dollars become more costly and if the December

attrition in Euro-dollar funds obtained by banks continues, these banks
are likely to become more aggressive in Federal funds and CD markets,
pushing yields up in these areas toward the top of the above ranges.

6.5

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

January 5, 1968.

-5-

The banks may also become more willing borrowers at the discount window,
which would tend to push borrowings toward the upper end of the range
specified.
The above set of money market conditions is likely to be
associated in January with a resumption of growth in total and nonborrowed
reserves, and in bank credit expansion perhaps to a 6-10 per cent, annual
rate, range as measured by the proxy.

The principal factor contributing

to so sizable a rebound in bank credit will be the reserves supplied to
support bank underwriting of the $2.5 billion tax bills recently
announced by the Treasury for payment on January 15 through full crediting
to tax and loan accounts.

As banks distribute these bills during the

second half of the month, this will contribute to a lower bank credit
expansion as measured from the end of December to the end of January.
A tendency for bill rates to rise under the weight of tax bill distribution may be moderated somewhat both by current relatively light
dealer positions and by the fact that the System will be using the reserve
requirement increase rather than bill sales to help mop up $550 million of
seasonally redundent reserves in January.
A somewhat wider range than usual for the projection of the proxy
has been given in view of the many uncertainties surrounding bank credit,
generated not only by the state of the Euro-dollar market but also by
the narrowing of the margin between domestic market interest rates and
the ceiling rate on time deposits at banks.

If the addition to bill

supply or very large business loan demands should drive the bill rate
to near the upper end of its projected range, it is likely that banks'

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

-6-

January 5, 1968.

ability to compete for CD's would be so limited as to result in a further
net decline in outstanding CD's.

If, on the other hand, the bill rate

were to stay near the middle of the range, banks probably would be able
at least to replace all of the $5.9 billion of CD's maturing in January
if they so wished.
Total time and savings deposits are expected to rise in only
a 2 - 6 per cent annual rate range during January.

Not only are CD's

expected to provide little push to the total, but the net inflow of
other time and savings deposits is likely to be no more than the
reduced December pace, and may slow further.
U.S. Government deposits are expected to rise by about $1.5
billion on average in January, largely because of the cash financing.
Private demand deposits, and the money stock, will probably show little
change on average in the month.

There has apparently been a moderation

since early November in the enlarged public demand for money that had
been evident throughout the first 10 months of last year.

Money holdings

of consumers and, to a degree, of corporations rose in reflection of
increased liquidity demands following the earlier period of strong
monetary restraint.

Recently, with liquidity positions improving, and

given high level of interest rates, demands for precautionary balances
have apparently been reduced.
The projected bank credit expansion could be accompanied by
some withdrawal of banks from the municipal and Agency markets.

This

will depend in large part on the strength of business loan demands.
Such demands were very large in December, only partly explainable by a

January 5, 1968.

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

-7-

number of special circumstances.

Loan growth in January is likely to

be at a slower pace than in the previous month, but may remain fairly
sizable as inventory accumulation and reduced capital market financing
by industrial corporations lead to more activation of bank credit lines
and loan commitments.
While industrial corporations appear to be reducing their use
of capital markets, the calendar of new corporate issues will be fairly
large as a result of scheduled offerings by utilities.

State and local

government offerings could build up again to near recent rates, unless
increased financing costs trigger further cancellations.

And bond

markets will have to absorb $800 million of FNMA PC's just announced.
The total volume of issues, while sizable, appears to be somewhat more
moderate than in 1967.

It could be marketed with relatively little rise

in interest rates, even with reduced bank interest in longer-term
markets, so long as expectations of an even tighter monetary policy
and reduced availabilities of loan funds at banks do not become
widespread.
Policy alternative.

Should the Committee wish to move further

in a restraining direction, it may consider a net reserve position for
banks fluctuating around zero (between, say, plus $50 million and minus
$50 million), a rise in borrowings to consistently in a $250 - $350
million range, and a Federal funds rate averaging around 4-3/4 per cent,
with occasional trades at 5 per cent.

Such conditions will probably

raise new dealer loan rates in New York from their recent 4-3/4--4-7/8

-8-

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

January 5, 1968.

per cent range to 5 per cent or better.

And as a result, bill rates,

especially short-term rates, are likely to adjust upwards.

The cost of

carry to dealers will be increased,and at current bill yields in the
3-month area the carry might be negative.

Moreover, such a policy move

will tend to revive market uncertainties about how far monetary restraint
will go, and may make banks anxious to obtain whatever CD funds
can while they can.

they

As more and more banks offer 5-1/2 per cent for

30-day money, the resulting upward pressures on bill rates might move
the 3-month bill into a 5.20--5.40 per cent range.
The equilibrium relationship that emerges between CD flows,
CD rates, and bill rates is nevertheless likely to include a net decline
in outstanding CD's during January, and a consequent retardation in
bank credit expansion.

The portfolio adjustments required of banks

will intensify the upward interest pressures in long-term markets that
may be generated by any psychological effects on lenders and borrowers
of negative free reserves and the more frequent appearance of 5 per cent
Federal funds trading.
Such upward interest rate pressures could be partially offset
by a further movement of funds by individuals and others into marketable
obligations at the expense of time and savings accounts in banks and
other savings institutions.

Such shifts would, of course, drain funds,

relatively, from the mortgage market.

The net result of all these

movements might be a general modest rise in long-term rates, but perhaps
with the largest increase in mortgage rates (or in tightening of
mortgage terms).

Table A-1
MARGINAL RESERVE MEASURES
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on period averages of daily figures)
Member banks

Excess
reserves

Period

As

Monthly (reserves
Monthly

(reserves

is

rev

I

Free

borrowines

ed

to

reserves
I

d a t e

I.

weeks ending in):

As first
published
each week

As
expected
at
conclusion
of each
week's
open
market
opeations

1966--)Decmber

333

529

-196

1967--January
February

417
408
368
349
369
345
449
356
334
353
347
334

476
366
196
150
94
88
132
86
82
141
124
185

- 59
42
172
199
275
257
317
270
252
212
223
149

13
20
27

332
386
408
211

79
70
106
74

253
316
302
137

288
275
336
185

219
293
350
217

Oct.

4
11
18
25

413
249
561
190

144
145
216
58

269
104
345
132

298
151
378
164

271
186
379
106

Nov.

1
8
15
22
29 p

291
330
518
221
274

80
132
162
127
119

211
198
356
94
255

295
262
348
92
204

312
233
375
131
240

Dec.

6
13
20
27

p
p
p
p

297
335
244
458

87
121
185
345

210
214
59
113

228
187
47
100

257
216
56
110

3 p

566

495

71

71

45

Mnrch

April
Mny
June
July
August
September
October

November
December p

I
____________________________________________

Weekly:
1967--S(pt .

6

Jan.

p - Preliminary

TABLE A-2
AGGREGATE RESERVES AND RELATED MMASURES
Retrospective Changes, Seasonally Adjusted
(In per cent, annual rates based on monthly averages of daily figures)
g r egat e s
Required reserves
Against
Nonborrowed
Total
Demand
Total

Re s e r v e
Total
ReReserve

A

Var iab le s
Monetary
Money Supply
Time
r
lM
Total Member
Private
Deposits
B a n k Deposits Demand
Demand
Total
(comm.
/ /
i
Deposits

banks)

Deposits

Annually:
1965

+ 5.2

+ 4.2

+ 5.1

+ 2.3

+ 9.1

+16.0

+ 4.7

+ 4.3

1966

+ 1.2

+ 0.8

+ 1.4

+ 0.9

+ 3.7

+ 8.8

+ 2.2

+ 1.2

Monthly:
1966--Jul.

+ 8.1

+ 6.0

+ 4.9

+ 5.9

+ 9.3

+16.3

- 4.9

- 8.1

Aug.
Sept.

-15.2
+ 4.5

-13.0
- 2.0

-

8.4
1.0

-11.5
- 4.5

-

1.0
0.5

+ 9.2
+ 3.8

+ 1.4
+ 2.8

+ 0.9
+ 1.8

Oct.

- 6.9

- 6.4

- 3.0

- 7.2

- 4.4

+ 1.5

- 2.8

- 4.5

Nov.

- 3.1

+ 8.3

-

3.1

- 0.5

-

-

Dec.

- 0.9

- 0.7

+ 1.8

- 6.7

+ 2.0

+ 9.8

+19.2

+26.0

+14.4

+14.0

+16.1

+16.5

-

+11.5
+21.6
+ 2.5
- 0.4
+ 8.4
+11.3
+13.5
+ 9.6
+15.3
+ 7.5
- 6.1

+17.4
+29.4
+ 4.7
+ 4.9
+ 4.9
+15.2
+14.7
+ 4.8
+12.4
+10.8
-14.0

+12.0
+15.3
+ 8.1
- 1.2
+ 4.8
+16.0
+15.6
+ 9.0
+18.0
+ 5.5
- 0.2

+11.6
+ 9.8
+ 5.0
- 2.1
- 2.8
+15.8
+14.4
+ 7.1
+16.0
+ 3.4
-10.6

+15.9
+14.3
+ 9.9
+ 5.6
+ 8.8
+15.2
+16.9
+10.3
+11.6
+ 8.4
--

+19.3
+19.0
+14.4
+13.5
+17.5
+15.2
+17.1
+11.4
+12.7
+11.9
+ 8.5

+ 8.5
+11.2
- 2.8
+12.5
+11.7
+11.6
+ 8.1
+ 0.7
+ 6.7
+ 7.3
+ 1.3

1967--Jan.

Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. p

1/
2/
p -

3.4

--

2.3

+ 2.1
0.7

-

0.9

+ 0.9
- 2.7

+ 9.1
+12.7
- 5.4
+15.3
+13.3
+14.0
+10.4
- 0.9
+ 6.9
+ 8.6
- 1.7

Includes all deposits subject to reserve requirements. Movements in this aggregate correspond closely with
movements in total member bank credit.
Changes in reserves, total deposits and time deposits have been adjusted for redefinition of time deposits
effective June 9, 1966.
Preliminary.

Chart 1

MEMBER BANK RESERVES
MONTHLY AVERAGES

OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLION S OF DOLLARS

1.0
MEMBER

BANK

BORROWINGS

- - -

-h--

.5
EXCESS
0

I

I

J

J

'

I'

RESERVES
'

I

'

I'

J

'

M

1966

J

1967

IM

s

D

S

D

I
S

Chart 2

MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS AND LIABILITIES TO OVERSEAS BRANCHES
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1
1
I-- 1
1
TOTAL MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS [CREDIT PROXY)

286

WEEKLY

22 SEAS ANJ

T-

I

AVERAGE OF DAILY FIGURES

278

274

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

270

266

262

258

254

-

--

-_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

250__

6

LIABILITIES TO OVERSEAS BRANCHES (WEEKLY REPORTING BANKS]
NOT SEAS

ADJ, WEDNESDAYS

4

2

V_____

I_

0o
S
1966

D

_

mJ

S

1967

D

Chart 3

MONEY SUPPLY AND BANK DEPOSITS
SEASONALLY

ADJUSTED WEEKLY

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
I

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS

190

180
MOP
175

185

170

180

_-_

175

165

160

TIME DEPOSITS
(All Commercial

-

170

S

165

ADJUSTED
Banks)
-160

-0000

--

-

-

-4

_____

-

25

-

NEGOTIABLE

CD'S

(Unadiusted)
20

15

10I

I
1966
1966

I

I

II
1967
1967
*CHANGE

IN SERIES

-

155

-

150

145

Chart 4

DEMAND DEPOSITS AND CURRENCY
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED WEEKLY AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
OF DOLLA
BILLIONS

I

I

I

i iI

45

MONEY SUPPLY COMPONENTS:
40

CURRENCY

35

-....

OUTSIDE

BANKS

-

______

....

__

30

140

--

135

DEMAND

DEPOSITS

--

130

125

120

-

--

15

__

U.S. GOVT. DEMAND DEPOSITS
Banks)

(Member
10

----

-

5

o

-

I

I

-

I
M

ID

I1 I
J
1966

S

D

S

M
1967

D

Table B-1
MAJOR SOURCES AND USES OF RESERVES
Retrospective and Prospective
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on weekly averages of daily figures)
Factors affecting supply of reserves
Technical
Currency
Gold
Reserve
Federal
_
Gold
_
_
_
credit (excl.
outside
factors

Period
Period

float
~~~~____~~______float)

/
1/

stock

banks
1banks

net 2/
net 2/

=

Change
in _
_
total

reserves
reserves

= Bank use of reserves
Excess
Required
_
rExcess
reserves
3reserves
3/_____

Year:

1966 (12/29/65 - 12/28/66)
1967 (12/28/66 - 12/27/67)

+3,149
+4,718

Year-to-date:
(12/28/66 - 1/4/67)
(12/27/67 - 1/3/68)

319
554

Weekly:
1967--Dec.

+ 21

- 63

497
639

+
+

539
531

+108

247
338
38
378

+ 97
+479
+b77
+449

208
146
485
507

+
+
+

285
184
576
293

639

+

531

+805
-165

+1,085
+1,536

475
b00

-2Q4

-452

-

154

+

433

+

2

+

554

-452

+

600

- 63

10
17 5/
24 5/
31

+

195
160
15
120

-----

+
+
+

70
360
175
255

-180
-165
+ 20
-420

+
+
-

445
35
180
45

+
+
-

445
35
180
45

7
14
21

+
-

535
280
285

---

+
+

420
50
110

-150
-+ 15

-

35
230
160

-

35
230
160

PROJECTED

Feb.

+1,111
+1,515

-2,243
-2,292

-

1968--Jan.

1968--Jan.

-627
-725

+

495

+

53

-137
-339

/

For retrospective details, see Table B-4.
For factors included, see Table B-3.
For required reserves by type of deposits, see Table B-2.
See reverse side for explanation.
Includes increase in reserve requirements of $360 million effective Jan. 11,
effective January 18. 1968.

p - Preliminary.

1968, and $190 million

- 26

- 42

- 77

+ 38
- 91

+214
+108

Table B-2
CHANGES IN REQUIRED RESERVE COMPONENTS
Retrospective and Prospective Seasonal and Nonseasonal Changes
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on weekly averages of daily figures)
Supporting
U. S. Gov't.
U.S. Gov't.
required
Sresdemand

_Supporting

Total

Period

Total

rerdeposits
Year:
1966 (12/29/65 - 12/28/66)
1967 (12/28/66 - 12/27/67)

private deposits

Seasonal changes
Demand

Time

Other than
O
r han
seasonal changes

Time

Demand

+1,221- /
+ 1681

+1,111
+1,515

- 87
+228

+1,198
+1,287

- 14
+ 59

+

4
6

- 5
+1,054

+
+

539
531

- 34
-218

+
+

573
749

+334
+380

+ 24
+ 21

+195
+348

+

20

6 p
p
20 p
27 p

+
+
+

285
184
276
293

- 37
-215
+206
+305

+
+
+
-

322
31
370
12

+206
+132
+395
-102

-

5
-6
+ 6

+111
-120
- 19
+102

+
+

10
19

-

18

1968--Jan.

3 p

+

531

-218

+

749

+380

+ 21

+348

1968--Jan.

10
17 2/
24 2/
31

+
+
-

445
35
180
45

- 65
-165
+450
+100

+
-

380
200
270
145

-160
-145
-340
-105

+ 10
+ 20
+ 5
+ 5

-240
+315
+ 55
- 60

+
+
+
+

10
10
In

7
14

-

35
165

+ 65
- 60

-

100
105

- 90
-105

+ 10
+ 5

- 30
- 15

+
+

10
10

21

-

65

-

65

-220

-

+150

+

10

Year-to-date:
(12/28/66 - 1/4/67)
(12/27/67 - 1/3/68)
Weekly:
1967--Dec.

13

PROJECTED

Feb.

1/
2/

--

5

Reflects reserves requirements changes in July, September 1966, and March 1967.
Includes increase in reserve requirements of $360 million effective Jan. 11, 1968, and $190 million
effective January 18, 1968.
-

,1

imirr

Table B-3
TECHNICAL FACTORS AFFECTING RESERVES

Retrospective and Prospective Changes
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on weekly averages of daily figures)
Technical
factors
(net)

Period

ACTUAL

Treasury
operations

Float

Foreign
deposits
and gold

Other
nonmember
deposits and

loans

F. R. accounts

(Sign indicates effect on reserves)

Year:
1966 (12/29/65 - 12/28/66)
1967 (12/28/66 - 12/27/67)

+805
-165

+673
- 85

+ 64
-389

- 30
7

+ 98
+316

Year-to-date:
(12/28/66 - 1/4/67)
(12/27/67 - 1/3/68)

-294
- 63

- 27
-229

-284
-116

- 23
+ 3

+ 40
+279

6
13
20
27

+ 97
+479
+677
+449

+267
+516
- 54
+182

+107
- 3
+503
+233

+ 15
+ 20
- 16
+ 6

-292
- 54
+244
+ 28

1968--Jan.

3

- 63

-229

-116

+

+279

1968--Jan.

10

-180

- 20

-220

17
24
31

-165
+ 20
-420

-

25
--

-140
+ 20
-420

--

7
14
21

-150
-+ 15

---

-150
- 70
+300

---

Weekly:
1967--Dec.

3

PROJECTED

Feb.

--

+ 60
--

+ 70
-285

Table B-4

SOURCE OF FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT
Retrospective Changes
(Dollar amounts in millions of dollars, based on weekly averages of daily figures)
Total Federal
Reserve credit
(Excl. float

Period

U.S. Government securities
Total
ills
Repurchase
agreements
holdings

Federal
Bankers'
Agencyacceptances
Securities

Member banks
borrowings

Year:

1966 (12/29/65 - 12/28/66)
1967 (12/28/66 - 12/27/67)
Year-to-date:
(12/28/66 - 1/4/67)
(12/27/67 - 1/3/68)

Weekly:
1967--Dec.

Jan.

+3,149
+4,718

-3,069
-5,009

+2,158
+4,433

319

282
328

434
195

223
134
145
141
195

554

6
13
20
27

495
154
433

497
38
145
222

3

554

328

53

+ 474
+1,153

+

149

________

4

+437
-577

+ 26
19

+ 52
- 69

+ 2
-203

-152
+133

+ 1
+ 33

+ 19
+ 43

+ 17
+150

+125
-172

+

+ 81

+

+133

+ 33

-

- 32
+ 34
+ 64
+160

9

- -11I

7

+150

-

Chart Reference Table C-1

TOTAL, NONBORROWED AND REQUIRED RESERVES 1/
Seasonally Adjusted

(Dollar amounts in millions, based on monthly averages of daily figures)

Period

Total
reserves
reserves

Nonborrowed
reserves
reserves

uired reserves
Re
reserves
Required

Total

Total

Against private depos:
Demano
Total

21,857

21,356

21,488

20,626

15,921

Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

21,923
21,869
21,986
21,976
22,186

21,417
21,318
21,533
21,589
21,722

21,533
21,494
21,645
21,671
21,861

20,719
20.904
21,073
21,170
21,285

15,943
16,065
16,147
16,196
16,266

1966--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

22,358
22,401
22,452
22,679
22,703
22,707
22,861
22,571
22,655
22,524
22,465
22,449

21,899
21,943
21,873
22,027
22,020
22,030
22,140
21,900
21,864
21,748
21,898
21,885

22,007
22,028
22,077
22,252
22,308
22,339
22,431
22,274
22,256
22,200
22,142
22,175

21,411
21,464
21,600
21,771
21,782
21,883
21,841
21,842
21,860
21,741
21,716
21,772

16,375
16,413
16,506
16,605
16,562
16,606
16,512
16,473
16,475
16,365
16,364
16,378

1967--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. p

22,808
23,026
23,441
23,490
23,482
23,646
23,869
24,138
24,331
24,642
24,797
24,646

22,360
22,685
23,240
23,332
23,428
23,523
23,830
24,121
24,217
24,467
24,688
24,401

22,442
22,666
22,955
23,110
23,086
23,178
23,488
23,794
23 972
24,332
24,443
24,439

21,803
22,044
22,297
22,293
22,559
22,890
23,049
23,275
23.329
23,450
23,612
23,637

16,328
16,478
16,647
16,578
16,786
17,024
17,115
17,246
17,236
17,313
17,411
17,394

1965--Jul.

p - Preliminary.
1/

effective June 9, 1966.
Reserves have been adjusted for redefinition of time deposits

Table C-2
DEPOSITS SUPPORTED BY REQUIRED RESERVES AT ALL MEMBER BANKS
Seasonally adjusted
(Dollar amounts in billions, based on monthly averages of daily figures)

Monthly

Total member
bank deposits
(credit) 1/2/

1965--Jul.
Aug.

Time
de
t
de

posit s

Private
demand

U.S. Gov't.
demand

deposits 3/

deposits

229.1
230.4

113.6
115.4

108.6
108.8

6.8
6.3

Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

231.4
233.5
234.8
236.4

116.9
119.0
120.2
121.2

109.6
110.1
110.5
111.0

4.9
4.4
4.1
4.2

1966--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

238.0
239.0
239.8
242.2
243.9
244.8
246.7
246.5
246.4
245.5
244.8
245.2

121.7
122.0
123.0
124.8
126.1
127.5
128.7
129.7
130.1
129.9
129.3
130.3

111.7
112.0
112.6
113.3
113.0
113.3
112.6
112.4
112.4
111.6
111.6
111.7

4.7
5.0
4.2
4.1
4.8
4.0
5.3
4.4
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.2

1967--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. p

248.5
251.8
254.8
256.9
258.1
260.0
263.3
267.0
269.3
271.9
273.8
273.8

132.2
134.4
136.5
138.0
139.4
141.7
143.3
145.6
147.2
148.2
149.8
149.9

111.4
112.4
113.6
113.1
114.5
116.1
116.7
117.6
117.6
118.1
118.8
118.6

4.9
5.0
4.8
5.8
4.1
2.2
3.2
3.7
4.5
5.6
5.3
4.3

1/

2/
3/

Includes all deposits subject to reserve requirements--i.e., the total
of time, private demand, and U.S. Government demand deposits. Movements
in this aggregate correspond closely with movements in total member
bank credit.
Deposits have been adjusted for redefinition of time deposits effective
June 9. 1967.
Private demand deposits include demand deposits of individual, partnerships and corporations and net interbank balances.

TABLE C-2a
DEPOSITS SUPPORTED BY REQUIRED RESERVES AT ALL MEMBER BANKS
Seasonally adjusted
(Dollar amounts in billions, based on weekly averages of daily figures)

Total member
bank deposits

Week ending:

Time
deposits

(credit 1/2/

2/

Private
demand

U. S. Gov't.
demand

deposits 3/

deposits

1967- -June

7
14
21
28

259.3
260.2
261.2
259.9

140.9
141.6
141.8
142.1

115.9
116.1
116.2
116.2

2.6
2.6
3.2
1.6

Jul.

5
12
19
26

260.4
261.7
263.9
264.6

142.5
142.9
143.4
143.7

116.9
117.2
116.6
116.6

1.0
1.6

2
9
16
23
30

265.8
267.0
266.7
266.8
267.0

144.4
145.0
145.4
145.8
146.5

117.2
117.5
117.4
117.6
117.6

4.3
4.4

6
13
20
27

269.3
269.6
268.8
269.1

146.9
147.0
147.2
147.3

118.3
118.3
116.1
117.4

4.1
4.3

4
11
18
25

269.7
271.0
273.1
272.3

147.6
148.4
148.4

118.6
118.9
118.4
117.6

3.6
4.1
6.3
6.4

1
8
15
22
29

273.1
273.6
273.5
274.2
273.7

148.9
149.0
149.6
150.1
150.4

117.6
118.9
118.5
118.7
118.6

6.7
5.7
5.5

6
13
20
27

274.3

150.6
151.0

119. 1
118.4
117.9
118.5

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

273.6
273.1
273.6

148.0

150.7
150.7

4.0
4.3

3.9
3.4
3.0

5.5
4.5

5.5
4.7
4.6
4.2

4.5
4.4

1968- -Jan. 3
275.2
150.7
120.8
3.8
p - Preliminary.
1/ Includes all deposits subject to reserve requirements--i.e., the total
of time, private demand, and U.S. Government demand deposits. Movements in this aggregate correspond closely with movements in total
member bank credit.
2/ Deposits have beenadjusted for redefinition of time deposits effective
June 9, 1966.
3/
Private demand deposits include demand deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations and net interbank balances.

TABLE C-3
MONEY SUPPLY AND TIME DEPOSITS AT ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

Seasonally adjusted
(Dollar amounts in billions,

based

on monthly averages of daily figures)

Private

Monthly

Money Supply

Currency 1/

Time Deposits

Demand
Deposits

/

Adjusted

1965--Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

162.4
163.2
164.0
165.2
165.7
166.8

35.3
35.5
35.7
36.0
36.1
36.3

127.2
127.8
128.4
129.3
129.6
130.5

137.9
139.8
141.6
143.8
145.5
146.9

1966--Jan.
Feb.
March
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

167.9
168.3
169.2
170.5
170.2
170.6
169.9
170.1
170.5
170.1
170.1
170.4

36.6
36.7
36 9
37.1
37.3
37.4
37.7
37.8
37.9
38.0
38.1
38.3

131.4
131.6
132.3
133.4
132.9
133.2
132.3
132.4
132.6
132.1
132.0
132.1

147.5
148.3
149.8
151.8
153.4
154.8
156.9
158.1
158.6
158.8
158.5
159.8

1967--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. p

170.3
171.5
173.1
172.7
174.5
176.2
177.9
179.1
179.2
180.2
181.3
181.5

38.5
38.7
38.9
39.1
39.2
39.3
39.5
39.6
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.3

131.8
132.8
134.2
133.6
135.3
136.8
138.4
139.6
139.5
140.3
141.3
141.1

162.0
164.6
167.2
169.2
171.1
173.6
175.8
178.3
180.0
181.9
183.7
185.0

1/

3/

Includes currency outside the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the vaults of all
commercial banks.
2/ Includes (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other than those due to
domestic commercial banks and the U.S. Government, less cash items in process of
collection and Federal Reserve float; and (2) foreign demand balances at Federal
Reserve Banks.
3/ Deposits have been adjusted for redefinition of time deposits effective June 9, 1966.
p - Preliminary.

TABLE C-3a
MONEY SUPPLY AND TIME DEPOSITS AT ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
Seasonally Adjusted
(Dollar amounts in billions, based
on weekly averages of daily figures)

Private

Week Ending

Money Supply

Currency 1/
SEDeposits

Time Deposits

Demand
2/

s i/
adjusted -/

1967--June

7
14
21
28

176.0
176.3
176.4
176.4

39.3
39.4
39.4
39.4

136.7
136.9
137.0
136.9

172.6
173.6
173.7
173.9

July

5
12
19
26

177.6
178.1
177.7
177.8

39.4
39.5
39.4
39.4

138.2
138.b
138.3
138.4

174.6
175.4
175.8
176.1

Aug.

2
9
16
23
30

178.3
178.8
179.2
179.1
179.1

39.4
39.6
39.6
39.6
39.6

138.9
139.3
139.7
139.5
139.5

176.8
177.8
178.2
178.5
179.2

Sept.

6
13
20
27

179.7
180.0
178.0
179.3

39.7
39.8
39.7
39.7

139.9
140.2
138.2
139.5

179.6
179.8
180.2
18g.3

Oct.

4
11
18
25

180.3
180.9
180.5
179.6

39.8
39.9
40.0
39.9

140.5
140.9
140.5
139.7

180.7
181.2
182.0
182.3

Nov.

1
8
15
22
29

180.3
181.3
181.3
181.2
181.1

39.8
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.1

140.5
141.3
141. 1
141.0

182.8
182.8
183.5
184.1
184.3

6
13
20
27

181.4
180.9

40.1
40.3

180.8

40.3

182.0

40.5

141.3
140.6
140.4
141.5

184.9
185.3
185.1
184.7

3

183.3

40.4

142.9

184.6

Dec.

1968--Jan.

141.4

1/ Includes currency outside the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the vaults of all
commercial banks.
Includes (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other than those due to
domestic commercial banks and the U.S. Government, less cash items in process of
collection and Federal Reserve float; and (2) foreign demand balances of Federal
Reserve Banks.
3/ Deposits have been adjusted for redefinition of time deposits effective June 9, 1966.
p - Preliminary.
2/