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Federal R

ancial Data
JUN 2 0 1989

June 8, 1989

THE WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
s

The prime interest rate declined 50 basis points on June 5 to 11
percent, reversing a trend of six increases (totaling 300 basis points)
beginning in May 1988.

is

The lower prime rate coincided with reductions in banks' cost of
funds. From the week ending March 17 to the week ending
June 9, the 90-day CD rate fell 89 basis points.

v*

The Ml money stock growth continued to fall, largely because of
ongoing declines in the Ml multiplier. From the four weeks ending
December 26, 1988, to the four weeks ending May 29, Ml fell at
a 5 percent annual rate.

^

The civilian unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in May, down 0.1
percentage point from April. The lower unemployment figure resulted
from a 102,000 increase in civilian employment and a 49,000
reduction in the civilian labor force.

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FEDERAL
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ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 296

288.0
— MAY

190.2
289.6

6 20

4

APR

MAY

18

I

19 20 19 27

JUN

JUL

10 24

AUG
1988

7 21

S IS

SEP

OCT

2 10 50 14 28

NOV

DEC

LATEST PLOTTED RESERVE MAINTENANCE PERIOD ENDING: MAY 31,

II

25

JAN

8 22

FEB

8 22

MAR

5 IS

APR
1989

3 17 31

MAY

14 28

JUN

1989

THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE IS THE SUM OF RESERVE ACCOUNTS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AT FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS, CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION (CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND IN THE VAULTS OF ALL
AN ADJUSTMENT FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENT RATIO CHANGES.
THE MAJOR
SOURCE OF THE.AgfWSTg) MONETARY BASE IS FEDERALRESERVE CREDIT.
DATA ARE COMPUTED BY THIS
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE IS AVAILABLE FROM THIS BANK.
BANK.
RECENT DATA ARE PRELIMINARY.
ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
AVERAGE OF TWO MAINTENANCE PERIODS ENDING-.
8/1/88

8/24/88

11/2/88 11/30/88 12/28/88

1/25/89

3/8/89

4/5/89

TO THE AVERAGE OF
TWO MAINTENANCE
PERIODS ENDING.
11/ 2/88
11/SO/88
12/28/88
1/2S/89
3/ 8/89
4/ 5/89
5/ 3/80
5/31/89

6. 1
5.6
5.0
6.9
4.9
5.0
4.7
4.4


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4. 1
7.2
4.2
4.A
4. 1
3.8

2. 1
8.5
3.4
3.9
3.5
3.1

11.2
3.4
4.0
3.6
3.1

4.5
4.9
4.2
3.5

-1.4
-0.5
-0.3

3.9
2.7

1.1

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MONEY STOCK ( Ml )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS of DOLLARS

787.0
781.5
772.9
773.0
772.3
773.9

I I I I
4 18

2 16 30 13 27 II

JUN

8 22

5 19

3 17 91

14 28 12 26

NOV

JUL

8 23

DEC

6 20

6 20

3 17

FEB

MAR

APR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 20, 1080
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
Ml IS THE SUM OF CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC, DEMAND DEPOSITS, OTHER CHECKABLE
DEPOSITS AND TRAVELERS CHECKS.

MONEY STOCK (Ml )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
5/30/88

8/20/88 10/31/88 11/28/88 12/26/88

1/30/80

2/27/80

1.2
-1.6
-5.0

-3 A
-7.0

3/27/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
10/31/88
11/28/88
12/26/88
1/30/80
2/27/80
3/27/80
5/ 1/80
5/20/80

4.6
4.1
4.4
3.0
2.9
2.6
1 .7
0.3


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2.0
3.0
1 . 1
1.2
1 . 1
0. 1
-1.6

3.8
0.2
0.6
0.6
-0.7
-2.8

-0.3
0.4
0.4
-1.0
-3.4

-2.1
-1.4
-2.6
-5.0

-10.1

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MONEY MULTIPLIERi/
CURRENCY COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK u
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO
3.0 ----------1-------------

RATIO

1989
MAR.
APR.
MAY

RATIO
3.0

1

20
3
17
1

2.711
2.723
2.711
2.703

29

2^87

2.9

Ml MUL TIPLI

R

V

2.7

s

1 1 1

1111

4 18

2 18 30 IS 27 11

APR

MAY

111
JUN

111

1111
25

JUL

8 22

AUG
1988

111
5 10

SEP

1111
111 _LLL 1111
9 17 91 14 28 12 26 0 29
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN

111

111

1111

6 20

6 20

9 17

I

FEB

MAR
APR
1989

111

J_LL

19 20 12 26

MAY

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED TWO WEEKS ENDING: MAY 29, 1989
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
220

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR llfEEKS ENDING
MAY 29. 1989 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
MAR.
FEB.
JAN.
DEC.
NOV.
AUG.
MAY

27,
27,
30,
26
28,
29,
30,

1989
1989
1989
1988
1988
1988
1988

2.2
4.0
4.2
5.2
5.7
6.0
6.3

CURRENCY

BILLIONS
216.3
15

4 18

2 16 90 19 27 II

25

6 22

5 10

9 17 51

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 29,

14 28 12

—

216.0
216.6
216.9

■LLIJ-LLLI
12 26

1989

1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) TO ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
2/ CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.


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TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

4

563.3
557.9
549.9
549.7
548.4
549.7

APR.

24

18

16 SO 13 27 II

2

BILLIONS of DOLLARS

JUN

25

6 22

5 10

3 17 31

14 28 12 26

NOV

JUL

0 23

DEC

6 20

6 20

FEB

MAR
APR
1988

1988
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt MAY 29,

3 17

1

15 20 12 26

1989

TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS IS THE SUM OF DEMAND DEPOSITS AND OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS AT ALL
DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOS TS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
5/30/88

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

8/29/88 10/31/88 11/28/88 12/26/88

1/30/89

2/27/89

3/27/89

-5.9
-1 1 .0

-14.6

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
10/31/88
11/2S/88
12/26/88
1/30/89
2/27/89
3/27/89
5/ 1/89
5/29/89

3.6
3. 1
3.4
1.4
1.4
l .0
-0.0
-1.9


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0.2
1.5
-1.3
-0.9
-1.1
-2.2
-4.4

2.9
-2.4
-1.5
-1.6
-3.0
-5.7

-3.5
-2.0
-2.1
-3.6
-6.6

-5.2
-4.3
-5.6
-8.7

-0.5
-3.7
-8.2

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5

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YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES

PERCENT

12.0

11.0

10.0
CORP(

-LI 1 1 1 I II
I

15 20 13 2T 10 24
MAY

8 22

5 18

JUN

2 18 SO 14 28 II 25
OCT
NOV

0 23

6 20

3 IT

JAN

FEB

3 17 31

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDINGt

90 DAY
CD'S

1989
APR.

7
14

21
28
MAY
5
12
19
26
JUNE
2
9 *
16
23
30

10.03
10.02
9.87
9.84
9.83
9.72
9.49
9.41
9,39
9.20

30-DAY
COMMERCIAL
PAPER

90-DAY
BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES

CORPORATE

9.83
9.82
9.74
9.72
9.70
9.66
9.50
9.47
9.51
9.37

9.75
9.75
9.63
9.60
9.57
9.45
9.26
9. 18
9. 16
8.92

9.81
9.80
9.80
9.75
9.73
9.69
9.54
9.41
9.37
9.25

Aaa bonds

12 26
APR

JUNE 9,

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS

8 23

MAY
I960.

MUNICIPAL
BONDS m

10.60
10.66
10.61
10.59
10.57
10.57
10.46
10.32
10.27
10. 1 1

7.56
7.54
7.44
7.40
7.36
7.36
7. 18
7. 1 1
7. 15
N.A.

NOJE^CURRENTrDATA APPEAR,N THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.I5 RELEASE.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE
I BOND BUYER'S AVERAGE |rjgEX op 20

BONDS, THURSDAY DATA

N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE


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SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES

PERCENT

PERCENT
— 11.0

11.0 i—

TREASURY SECURITIES

TREASl

DISCOUNT RATE

15 29 IS 27 10 24

APR

MAY

JUN

6 22

JUL

5

19

AUG
1988

2 16 50 14 28 It 25

SEP

OCT

NOV

9 23

DEC

0 20

3 17

JAN

FEB

3 17 31

MAR

14 28 12 26

APR
1980

MAY

9 23

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING) JUNE 0, 1080.

1080
APR.

7
14
21
28
MAY
5
12
19
26
JUNE
2
9 ft
16
23
30

FEDERAL
FUNDS tot

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL

6-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL MOW

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECURITIES

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES

9.71
9.82
9.95
9.86
9.88
9.86
9.75
9.74
9.84
9.68

8.82
8.69
8.55
8.53
8.54
8.43
8.30
8.41
8.54
8.16

8.84
8.78
8.59
8.72
8.64
8.39
8. 19
8.33
8.36
7.99

8.74
8.73
8.56
8.52
8.47
8.36
8.23
8.21
8. 16
7.83

9.36
9.42
9.25
9. 16
9.09
9.06
8.86
8.73
8.60
8.34

9. 19
9.24
9. 13
9.08
9.08
9. 12
8.87
8.72
8.68
8.47

N0TE‘
1 KJEF,*18*55 OF GOVERNORS* H. 15 RELEASE EXCLUDING LONG-TERM TREASURY
* AVERAGESU0FTRATE<TaVA ILABLE^^0 BY ™IS BANK'
TREASURY BILL YIELDS ARE ON A DISCOUNT BASIS.
m SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WE^K ENDING TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATE SHOWN
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MONEY STOCK (M2)

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
3100

_

1

-

APR.
MAY

1989

3075

24
1
8

15
22
29

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
3100

r~

1

am

IONS

3080 .4
3072
3070
3070
m

-

\A

/

.6
-

/

3050

3050
-

-

3025

3025
r'

3000

r

-

!lll 1111
IS
APR

111 J_LL 1 1 1 1 JJ_L 1 1 M

2 IS 90 19 27 II 20 8 22 5
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1988

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 1

9 17 91 14 28 12 20 0 29
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED SEEK ENDING: MAY 29,

1 1 1

0 20
FEB

111 XLL 1 1 1 1

0 20 9 17
MAR
APR
1989

hj!

10
MAY

12
JUN

1989

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.8 RELEASE
ISSUED BY________________
ALL COMCRCIAL BANKS
IVERNIGHT RPS
M2 IS THE SUM OF Ml. OVL.........
. __________
------------“RANCHES
‘ .............
................_______
2
TO U.S. RESIDENTS B* FOREIGN
BRANCHESCOF “U.S.
BANKS, .........
MONEY
SMALL TIME DEPOSITS, AND GENERAL PURPOSE AND BROKER/DEALER MOftY MARKE'
DETAIL, SEE THE H.6 RELEASE.

MONEY STOCK (M2)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
5/30/88

8/29/88 10/31/88 11/28/88 12/26/88

1/30/89

2/27/89

3.0
1.9
0.7

2.2
0.5

3/27/89

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
10/31/88
11/28/88
12/26/88
1/30/86
2/27/89
3/27/89
5/ 1/89
5/29/89

3.3
3.9
4.0
3.2
3.0
3.2
2.9
2.4


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3.7
4. 1
2.8
2.6
2.9
2.5
1 .9

5.9
3. 1
2.7
3.0
2.5
1 .7

1.4
1.4
2.2
1.7
1.0

-0.1
1.3
1.0
0.2

-1.3

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ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS v
LARGE TIME DEPOS I TS 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

2100
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING

2010

— MAR. 27,
FEB. 27,
I JAN. 30,
— LTCVs. CO,
—NOV. 28,
AUG. 29,
I MAY
30,

1989
1989
1989
1900
1988
1988
1

13.1
12.2
11.9
II .U
10.3
10.

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS

2010

1950

2009.3
2008.7
2078.1
2082.1
2085.3
2088.6
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LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 29,

1989

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1M

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
580

B1LL1QMS
8

571.3
568. I
572.7

570

571
572.8

560

572! 5

LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

550

540

530

520

510

500

4 18

2

18 30 13 27 It 29

JUN

8 22

5 10

3 17 31

JUL

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 29,

14 28 12 28

NOV

0

DEC

0 20

6 20

3 17

FEB

MAR

APR

I

IS 20 12 20

1989

1/ TOTAL TIME IS THE SUM OF SAVINGS DEPOSITS, SMALL TIME DEPOSITS AND LARGE TlhC DEPOSITS.
2/ TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF 8100,000 OR MORE


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BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

3
10
17
24
31
7

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1918
1743
1734
1675
1621
1995

TOTAL BORROWINGS

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JUNE 7,

1989

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1989

MILLIONS

ADJUSTMENT + SEASONAL
BORROWINGS

8 20
APR

1

MAY

15 20 13 27

JUN

JUL

10 24

AUG
1988

7 21

5 10

SEP

OCT

2 16 30 14 20 II

NOV

DEC

JAN

25

0 22

FEB

8 22

MAR

8 10

APR
1989

3

17 31

MAY

14 28

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JUNE 7. 1989


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COMMERCIAL PAPER OF NONFINANCIAL COMPANIES
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

billions of dollars

ISO
125
120
115

110
105

billions of dollars
iso

■
= issa

z

MILLION.

Z APR. 26
- MAY
3
=10
Z
17
24
H31

118,977
121,532
122,840
123,000
122,916
122,822

z

120
=
z

E

z

z

E

J

.-"A

E

125

r

I

115
10
105

=
.-A

r

z
- r
=J

\

z

A

=
JJ1

*111

111

1111

111

..1111

APR

MAY

J'JN

JUL

AUG
1988

-LLL -LLL
SEP

OCT

1 1 1 1 -LLL _LLL 1 1 1
INI
1 1 1 -LLLL
2 10 50 14 M 11 28 8 22 • 22 S 18 3 IT 31 14 2*
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
1689

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt MAY 31, 1980
* DASHED LINE REPRESENTS DATA USING AN OLD REPORTING PANEL AND IS NOT COMPARABLE TO CURRENT DATA.

BUSINESS LOANS y
( COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIAL )

WEEKLY REPORT ING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS V
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
316

- COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
- THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
MAY 24. 1989 FROM
- THE FOUR WEEKS ENDINGt
- MAR. 22,
FEB. 22,
~ JAN. 25,
DEC. 2),
“ NOV. 23,
_ AUG. 24,
MAY 25,

1980
1969
1980
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988

9.1-

312

7.6
10.2
8.3
6.4
3.4
4.3

308

APR. 19

300

314,778
8 20

4

18

APR

MAY

1

13 29 13 27

10 24

7 21

5 10

SEP

OCT

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 24,

2

10 30 14

DEC

11 25 8 22
JAN
FEB

J-LL111 1 1 1 1JJ..LLI
8 22

5 19

3 IT 31 14 M

1989

1/ BUSINESS LOANS INCLUDE BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCES AMD COfcWERCIAL PA°ER.
2/ BANKS WITH DOMESTIC ASSETS GREATER THAN tl.4 BILLION


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DOLLAR’S TRADE-WEIGHTED EXCHANGE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

INDEX

110
100.4
103.2
103.3
102.5

6 20

4 18

1

13 20 13 27 10 24

7 21
SEP

3 10
OCT

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* JUNE 7,
NOTE*

2 18 SO 14 28 II 23

DEC

JAN

8 22

8 22

5 10

S 17 SI

U 28

FEB

1989

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNOR'S H.IO RELEASE.

DATA ARE WEIGHTED AVERAGES OF THE FOREIGN-CURRENCY PRICE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR, COMPUTED USING
10 INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY CURRENCIES.


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