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USFinancialData

February 8, 2008
Final Edition

Calendar of Releases
Titles for the current week are links to their respective releases.

MONDAY*

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY*

FRIDAY

February 4

February 5

February 6

February 7

February 8

Factory Orders (Dec)
A: 2.3%
PF: 2.3%

February 11

ISM Non Mfg Index (Jan)
A: 44.6
PF: 53.0

February 12
Treasury Budget (Jan)
CF: $21.0B PF: $38.5B

Productivity (Q4)
A: 1.8%
PF: 0.5%

Initial Claims (2/2)
A: 356K
PF: 343K

Unit Labor Cost (Q4)
A: 2.1%
PF: 3.0%

Consumer Credit (Dec)
A: $4.5B
PF: $7.4B

February 13
Retail Sales (Jan)
CF: -0.3%
PF: 0.3%
Business Inventories (Dec)
CF: 0.4%
PF: 0.3%

February 14
Initial Claims (2/9)
CF: 343K
PF: 320K
International Trade (Dec)
CF: -$61.6B PF: -$60.4B

February 15
Industrial Production (Jan)
CF: 0.1%
PF: 0.1%
Capacity Utilization (Jan)
CF: 81.4% PF: 81.4%
Import Prices (Jan)
CF: 0.5%
PF: 0.8%

February 18

February 19
Latest Issue
Monetary Trends

February 20
Housing Starts (Jan)
CF: 1.00M

February 21

February 22

Initial Claims (2/16)
CF: 340K

Building Permits (Jan)
CF: 1.04M
CPI (Jan)
CF: 0.3%
Core CPI (Jan)
CF: 0.2%
FOMC Minutes
(previous meeting)

DEFINITIONS: A, actual value; PF, previous week’s forecast; CF, current week’s forecast; K, thousand; M, million; B, billion.
*The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System provides H.3, H.4.1, and H.6 releases each Thursday and H.10 and H.15 releases
each Monday.
Forecast data are from Thomson Financial. ©Thomson Financial, 2008. All Rights Reserved. Use, duplication, or sale of this service or the
data contained herein, except as described in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Subscription Agreement, is strictly prohibited.

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Adjusted Monetary Base
Adjusted Reserves
MZM
M2
Yields on Selected Securities
Yields on Nominal and Inflation-Indexed Treasury Securities
Federal Funds Futures Market
Equity Price Indices
Crude Oil Prices
Natural Gas Prices
Exchange Rates
Currency, Savings, and Small Time Deposits
Institutional and Retail Money Funds, and Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks
Bank Loans
Commercial Paper
Reference Tables
Notes

Conventions used in this publication:
1. Unless otherwise indicated, figure and table data are weekly and seasonally adjusted.
2. For pages 7, 10, 12 (top chart), 13, and 18 (top and bottom right tables), the last observation is a daily average that
incorporates all available data at the time of publication, which usually includes observations for the first three trading
days of the week (Monday through Wednesday). The previous observations signify that week’s average.

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updated through
02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Adjusted Monetary Base
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
865

860

855

850

845

840

835

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2006

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

2007

Feb
2008

Adjusted Monetary Base
To the average of
two maintenance
periods ending:

Compounded annual rates of change, average of two maintenance periods ending:
01/31/07

07/04/07

04/25/07

07/04/07

08/01/07

08/29/07

09/26/07

11/07/07

12/05/07

0.3

08/01/07

1.4

3.4

08/29/07

1.7

3.5

5.7

09/26/07

1.0

2.0

2.1

-0.5

11/07/07

0.8

1.6

1.5

-0.2

-1.7

12/05/07

0.9

1.6

1.5

0.2

-0.8

0.8

01/02/08

-0.3

-0.1

-0.8

-2.2

-3.5

-3.2

-5.7

01/30/08

1.0

1.5

1.4

0.5

-0.1

1.0

1.4

1.2

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U.S. Financial Data

Adjusted Reserves
Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
100

98

96

94

92

90

88

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2006

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

2007

Feb
2008

Adjusted Reserves
To the average of
two maintenance
periods ending:

Compounded annual rates of change, average of two maintenance periods ending:
01/31/07

04/25/07

07/04/07

08/01/07

08/29/07

09/26/07

11/07/07

07/04/07

-8.1

08/01/07

-7.3

8.9

08/29/07

-1.6

16.0

09/26/07

-4.0

8.4

4.0

7.6

11/07/07

-5.9

2.6

-3.2

-3.3

-17.6

12/05/07

0.3

10.9

9.5

12.5

4.7

16.5

01/02/08

-2.0

6.3

3.5

4.8

-2.5

3.2

20.4

01/30/08

0.4

8.8

7.1

8.8

3.3

9.3

24.7

12/05/07

18.4

0.8

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

MZM
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
8400

8200

8000

7800

7600

7400

7200

7000

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2006

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

2007

Feb
2008

MZM
To the average
of four weeks
ending:

Compounded annual rates of change, average of four weeks ending:
01/29/07

07/02/07

10.3

07/30/07

10.0

8.5

08/27/07

11.3

11.1

14.2

09/24/07

12.0

12.1

15.1

18.7

11/05/07

12.6

13.0

15.4

17.6

16.5

12/03/07

12.8

13.3

15.4

17.1

16.2

12/31/07

12.6

12.9

14.6

15.8

14.8

14.2

12.7

01/28/08

12.3

12.5

13.8

14.7

13.7

13.0

11.5

04/23/07

07/02/07

07/30/07

08/27/07

09/24/07

11/05/07

12/03/07

15.9

9.5

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

M2
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
7600

7500

7400

7300

7200

7100

7000

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2006

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

2007

Feb
2008

M2
To the average
of four weeks
ending:

Compounded annual rates of change, average of four weeks ending:
01/29/07

07/02/07

5.6

07/30/07

5.3

3.4

08/27/07

5.7

4.4

04/23/07

07/02/07

07/30/07

08/27/07

09/24/07

11/05/07

12/03/07

5.9

09/24/07

5.7

4.6

5.8

6.8

11/05/07

5.5

4.6

5.4

5.8

4.9

12/03/07

5.5

4.8

5.5

5.9

5.2

5.1

12/31/07

5.6

4.9

5.5

5.9

5.4

5.3

5.9

01/28/08

5.6

5.0

5.5

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.7

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Yields on Selected Securities
Averages of Daily Figures
Percent
9

Prime Rate
8

7

Corporate Aaa
6

|
|

5

Commercial Paper
4

2-Year Swap
3

2

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Percent
6.0

Intended Federal Funds Rate

|
|
|

5.5

5.0

Federal Funds Rate

|
4.5

10-Year Treasury
4.0

3.5

3-Month Treasury
3.0

2.5

2.0

Dec

Jan

Feb

2006

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul
2007

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

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U.S. Financial Data
10-Year Treasury Note Yield
Averages of Daily Figures
Percent
6

5

4

3

Dec
2006

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

10-Year Inflation-Indexed Treasury Yield
Averages of Daily Figures
Percent
4

3

2

1

Dec
2006

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

10-Year Inflation-Indexed Treasury Yield Spread
Averages of Daily Figures
Percent
4

3

2

1

Dec
2006

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul
2007

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Rates on Federal Funds Futures Contracts
Daily Data
Percent
5.5

5.0

Intended Target Rate
4.5

Feb 2008
4.0

||

Mar 2008

3.5

Apr 2008
3.0

2.5

2.0

Nov

Oct

Sep

Dec

2007

Feb

Jan
2008

Rates on Federal Funds Futures on Selected Dates
Percent
5.0

4.5

Week Ending:
12/10/07
01/09/08
02/06/08

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

Feb 2008

Mar 2008

Apr 2008

May 2008

Jun 2008

Jul 2008

Contract Month

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U.S. Financial Data

Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite
Averages of Daily Figures
Closing Price

February 5, 1971 = 100

14500

2900

14000

2800

13500

2700

Dow Jones (left scale)
13000

2600

NASDAQ (right scale)
12500

2500

12000

2400

11500

2300

11000

2200

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Wilshire 5000 and Standard & Poor's 500
Averages of Daily Figures
January 2, 1980 = 1078.29

1941-43 = 10

16000

1600

15500

1550

Wilshire** (left scale)
15000

1500

14500

1450

S&P* (right scale)
14000

1400

13500

1350

13000

1300

Dec
2006

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

2007

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

*Copyright 2003 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Standard & Poor's including its subsidiary corporations ("S&P") is a division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Reproduction of this data in any form is prohibited without S&P's prior written permission.
**Source: Wilshire Associates Incorporated, www.wilshire.com

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Crude Oil Spot Prices
West Texas Intermediate, Averages of Daily Figures
Dollars per barrel
100

90

80

70

60

50

Dec

Feb

Jan

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Crude Oil Futures Prices
West Texas Intermediate
Dollars per barrel
93.0

01/30/2008
91.5

90.0

88.5

87.0

02/06/2008
85.5

84.0

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug
2008

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2009

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Natural Gas Spot Prices
Henry Hub, Averages of Daily Figures
Dollars per million btu
8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

Dec

Feb

Jan

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Nov

Oct

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Natural Gas Futures Prices
Henry Hub
Dollars per million btu
9.25

02/06/2008
9.00

01/30/2008
8.75

8.50

8.25

8.00

7.75

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug
2008

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2009

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Trade-Weighted Exchange Rate Indexes
Averages of Daily Figures
March 1973=100

January 1987=100

90.0

110.0

87.5

107.5

Broad Index (right scale)
85.0

105.0

82.5

102.5

80.0

100.0

Major Index (left scale)
77.5

97.5

75.0

95.0

72.5

92.5

70.0

90.0

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Exchange Rates
Averages of Daily Figures
Euro/US$

Yen/US$

1.00

124

0.95

120

0.90

116

Japan (right scale)
0.85

112

0.80

108

0.75

104

Euro (left scale)
0.70

100

0.65

96

Dec

Jan

Feb

2006

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul
2007

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Currency Component of M1
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
763

760

757

754

751

748

745

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Savings and Small Time Deposits
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars

Billions of dollars

1260

4700

1220

4500

Small Time (left scale)
1180

4300

1140

4100

1100

3900

Savings (right scale)
1060

3700

1020

3500

Dec
2006

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul
2007

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Institutional and Retail Money Funds
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars

Billions of dollars

2000

1600

1900

1500

1800

1400

1700

1300

1600

1200

Institutional Money (left scale)
1500

1100

1400

1000

1300

900

Retail Money (right scale)
1200

800

1100

700

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2006

Jun

Jul

Aug

Nov

Oct

Sep

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Total Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks
Averages of Daily Figures
Billions of dollars
6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Dec

Jan

Feb

2006

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Note: Total borrowings include loans to depository institutions for primary, secondary, and seasonal credit, but exclude term auction credit.

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02/07/08

U.S. Financial Data

Bank Loans and Credit
All Commercial Banks in the United States, Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars

Billions of dollars

9550

7750

9300

7500

9050

7250

Bank Credit (left scale)
8800

7000

8550

6750

8300

6500

Loans and Leases (right scale)
8050

6250

7800

6000

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Commercial and Industrial Loans
Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars

Billions of dollars

1500

950

1450

900

1400

850

1350

800

All Banks (left scale)
1300

750

1250

700

Large Banks (right scale)
1200

650

1150

600

Dec
2006

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul
2007

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

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U.S. Financial Data

Commercial Paper of Nonfinancial Companies
Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
210

200

190

180

170

160

150

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

2006

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan

2007

2008

Commercial Paper: Financial and Asset-Backed
Seasonally Adjusted
Billions of dollars
1200

1100

Asset-Backed
1000

900

Financial
800

700

Dec

Jan

Feb

2006

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul
2007

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Jan
2008

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U.S. Financial Data
Interest Rates
Percent
2-Year
Interest
Corporate Corporate Municipal
Rate Swap Aaa Bonds Baa Bonds
Bonds

30-Day
Comm.
Paper

90-Day
CDs

Nov 16

4.49

4.90

4.25

5.49

6.42

23

4.49

5.04

4.11

5.40

6.39

30

4.45

5.15

3.98

5.29

6.37

Dec

Jan

Feb

Federal
Funds

3-Month
Treasury
Bill

2-Year
Treasury
Securities

5-Year
Treasury
Securities

10-Year
Treasury
Securities

30-Year
Treasury
Securities

4.53

4.54

3.32

3.45

3.77

4.22

4.57

4.45

4.51

3.17

3.10

3.48

4.04

4.46

4.39

4.53

3.02

3.05

3.39

3.94

4.36

7

4.41

5.20

3.93

5.37

6.53

4.38

4.55

3.01

2.97

3.35

3.97

4.43

14

4.25

5.07

4.09

5.55

6.72

4.46

4.39

2.85

3.14

3.49

4.12

4.57

21

4.20

4.95

4.02

5.51

6.65

4.39

4.21

2.92

3.17

3.52

4.12

4.54

28

4.19

4.87

3.98

5.57

6.72

4.44

4.21

3.17

3.23

3.63

4.21

4.61

4

4.13

4.62

3.68

5.35

6.49

4.32

3.77

3.19

2.88

3.29

3.94

4.38

11

4.03

4.32

3.48

5.36

6.53

4.21

4.23

3.14

2.70

3.13

3.85

4.37

18

3.75

3.90

3.14

5.29

6.52

4.15

4.24

3.01

2.48

2.97

3.72

4.30

25

3.11

3.29

2.76

5.30

6.54

4.29

4.00

2.26

2.16

2.74

3.58

4.28

1

2.99

3.13

2.88

5.38

6.63

4.39

3.50

2.13

2.21

2.84

3.67

4.35

8*

2.95

3.08

2.74

5.36

6.65

.

3.01

2.14

1.99

2.70

3.63

4.36

*Averages of rates available

Money Stock and Components

Reserves and Base

Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted

Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted

Savings

Retail
Money

M2

MZM

Currency

Dec 17

7443.0

8083.3

759.4

1217.0

3893.4

972.2

1857.3

24

7453.8

8101.7

758.3

1218.7

3893.0

978.4

1866.6

Jan

Adjusted
Monetary
Base

Adjusted
Reserves

7

853.340

93.405

21

857.823

95.885

Institutional
Money

Small
Time

31

7462.5

8106.9

758.6

1217.8

3896.6

986.3

1862.2

7

7458.0

8111.6

758.6

1219.1

3888.1

989.2

1872.7

Nov

Dec

854.387

98.751

846.368

94.344

14

7441.2

8102.0

757.0

1220.0

3882.6

993.0

1880.8

2

848.234

96.248

21

7491.6

8154.3

758.6

1224.0

3889.5

1006.0

1886.7

16

854.591

97.181

28

7529.2

8226.9

757.9

1227.9

3918.6

1020.3

1925.6

30

860.866

97.708

Bank Loans and Credit

Jan

5
19

Exchange Rates

Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted
Broad
Major
Exchange
Rate:
Exchange Exchange
Rate Index Rate Index
Euro/$

Bank
Credit

Loans and
Leases

C&I
Loans
(All)

C&I
Loans
(Large)

Comm.
Paper
(sa)

Total
Borrowings

Dec 26

9256.4

6829.8

1443.9

756.7

185.0

4.828

Dec 28

73.5

99.1

0.687

113.9

Jan

2

9285.7

6811.6

1446.8

760.6

175.4

5.787

Jan

4

72.9

98.5

0.680

109.8

9

9310.6

6837.9

1444.3

756.7

172.4

1.517

11

73.3

98.7

0.679

109.3

16

9301.3

6841.4

1451.7

760.3

176.4

1.236

18

73.3

98.6

0.679

107.3

23

9372.3

6865.7

1447.9

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178.6

0.752

25

73.2

98.7

0.683

106.5

.

182.8

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1

72.4

97.8

0.675

106.8

.

187.8

0.145

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72.7

97.9

0.680

106.8

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.
.

.
.

.
.

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Rate:
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Definitions
M1: The sum of currency held outside the vaults of depository
institutions, Federal Reserve Banks, and the U.S. Treasury; travelers
checks; and demand and other checkable deposits issued by financial
institutions (except demand deposits due to the Treasury and depository
institutions), minus cash items in process of collection and Federal
Reserve float.
M2: M1 plus savings deposits (including money market deposit
accounts) and small-denomination (less than $100,000) time deposits
issued by financial institutions; and shares in retail money market mutual
funds (funds with initial investments of less than $50,000), net of
retirement accounts.
M3: M2 plus large-denomination ($100,000 or more) time deposits;
repurchase agreements issued by depository institutions; Eurodollar
deposits, specifically, dollar-denominated deposits due to nonbank
U.S. addresses held at foreign offices of U.S. banks worldwide and all
banking offices in Canada and the United Kingdom; and institutional
money market mutual funds (funds with initial investments of $50,000
or more).

Notes
Cover Page: Economic forecasts are median responses from the
Thomson Financial Weekly Economic Survey, which is sent out to 20
to 25 Wall Street economists each week (usually on Tuesday). These
forecasts are released on Friday—at which time, Thursday’s USFD
cover page will be updated.
Page 3: Adjusted Monetary Base equals the sum of currency in
circulation outside Federal Reserve Banks and the U.S. Treasury,
deposits of depository financial institutions at Federal Reserve Banks,
and an adjustment for the effects of changes in statutory reserve
requirements on the quantity of base money held by depositories.
This series is a spliced chain index; see Anderson and Rasche (1996a,
1996b, 2001, 2003).
Page 4: Adjusted Reserves is defined as the sum of vault cash and
Federal Reserve Bank deposits held by depository institutions and an
adjustment for the effects of changes in statutory reserve requirements
on the quantity of base money held by depositories. This series, a
spliced chain index, is numerically larger than the Board of Governors’
measure, which excludes vault cash not used to satisfy statutory reserve
requirements and Federal Reserve Bank deposits used to satisfy required
clearing balance contracts; see Anderson and Rasche (1996a, 2001,
2003).
Page 5: MZM includes the zero maturity, or immediately available,
components of M3. MZM equals M2 minus small-denomination time
deposits, plus institutional money market mutual funds (that is, the
money market mutual funds included in M3 but excluded from M2).
The label MZM, or “Money, Zero Maturity,” was coined by William
Poole (1991) for this aggregate, proposed earlier by Motley (1988).
Readers are cautioned that since early 1994 the level and growth of
M1 have been depressed by retail sweep programs that reclassify
transactions deposits (demand deposits and other checkable deposits)
as savings deposits overnight, thereby reducing banks’ required
reserves; see Anderson and Rasche (2001) and
research.stlouisfed.org/aggreg/swdata.html.
Page 7: Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board’s H.15
release, except for the Intended Federal Funds Rate. Federal Funds
Rate represents seven-day averages for the week ending two days
earlier than the date shown in the release.
Page 8: 10-Year Inflation-Indexed Treasury Yield is the most

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recently issued inflation-indexed bond of 10-year original maturity.
10-Year Inflation-Indexed Treasury Yield Spread equals the difference between the yield on the most recently issued 10-year inflationindexed bond and the unadjusted 10-Year Treasury Note Yield of
similar maturity.
Page 9: Rates on Federal Funds Futures Contracts trace through
time the yield on three specific contracts. Rates on Federal Funds
Futures on Selected Dates displays a single day’s snapshot of yields
for contracts expiring in the months shown on the horizontal axis.
Page 11: Crude Oil (West Texas intermediate) spot and futures prices
are listed in the Wall Street Journal. Spot Prices are weekly averages
of daily prices; Futures Prices are usually taken on Wednesday.
Page 12: Natural Gas (Henry Hub) spot and futures prices are listed
in the Wall Street Journal. Spot Prices are weekly averages of daily
prices; Futures Prices are usually taken on Wednesday.
Page 13: Data appear in the Federal Reserve Board’s H.10 release.
The Major Index comprises 7 currencies. The Broad Index comprises
the Major Index plus 19 additional currencies. Further details may
be found at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/summary/.
Page 14: Data appear in the Federal Reserve Board’s H.6 release.
Savings Deposits is the sum of money market deposit accounts and
passbook and statement savings. Small Time Deposits have a minimum
initial maturity of 7 days. Savings deposits and small time deposits
are at all depository institutions.
Page 15: Data appear in the Federal Reserve Board’s H.6 release.
Retail Money Funds are included in M2. Institutional Money Funds
are not part of M2; they used to be included in M3, which was discontinued as of March 23, 2006.
See www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h6/discm3.htm.
As of January 9, 2003, Total Borrowings includes primary, secondary,
and seasonal credit. Prior to that, borrowings include seasonal,
adjustment, and extended credit.
Page 16: Data appear in the Federal Reserve Board’s H.8 release.
Bank Loans and Credit include foreign-related institutions. Bank
Credit includes loans and leases and securities. All Banks includes
foreign-related institutions. Large Banks are domestically chartered
banks (adjusted for mergers) and report on a weekly basis.
Page 17: Current data appear at
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/cp/outstandings.htm.
Page 18: Treasury Security yields are Treasury constant maturities
as reported in the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System’s H.15 release.
The 3-Month Treasury Bill yield is the secondary market yield from
the H.15 release. Federal Funds represents seven-day averages for
the week ending two days earlier than the date shown in the table.
Municipal Bonds represents Bond Buyer’s Average Index of 20
municipal bonds, Thursday data.

Sources
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Monetary aggregates and components: H.6 release. Bank credit: H.8
release. Total Borrowings: H.4.1 release. Interest rates: H.15
release. Exchange rates: H.10 release. Commercial paper: Board
of Governors web site.
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal funds futures contract.
Dow Jones Indexes
Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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NASDAQ Stock Market, Incorporated
NASDAQ Composite®.
Standard & Poor’s
Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. inflation-indexed security yields.

____ and ____(2001). “Retail Sweep Programs and Bank Reserves,
1994-1999,” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review,
January/February, pp. 51-72.
____ and ____ , with Jeffrey Loesel (2003). “A Reconstruction of the
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base and
Reserves,” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review,
September/October, 85(5), pp. 39-70.

Wall Street Journal
Oil (West Texas intermediate) and natural gas (Henry Hub) spot
and futures prices.

Motley, Brian (1988). “Should M2 Be Redefined?” Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco Economic Review, Winter, pp. 33-51.

Wilshire Associates Incorporated (www.wilshire.com)
Wilshire 5000 ®.

Poole, William (1991). Statement before the Subcommittee on
Domestic Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking, Finance
and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, November 6,
1991. Government Printing Office, Serial No. 102-82.

References
Anderson, Richard G. and Robert H. Rasche (1996a). “A Revised
Measure of the St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base,” Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April, 78(2), pp. 3-13.

Note: Articles from this Bank’s Review are available on the Internet
at research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/.

____ and ____(1996b). “Measuring the Adjusted Monetary Base in
an Era of Financial Change,” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Review, November/ December, 78(6), pp. 3-37.

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