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Week ending: April 2, 1980
~*®pARY
Member bank borrowings from the discount window
HE 2 I
at Terieral Reserve Banks increased sharply immediately
following the October 6 policy change. For example,
borrowings increased from about $1 billion in the week ending
October 10 to about $3 billion in the week ending October 31.
After the initial increase, borrowings generally declined
throughout the rest of 1979 to pre-October 6 levels (see page
11). Since the beginning of February of this year, however,
member bank borrowings have again increased rapidly,
reaching a high of about $3.4 billion in the week ending
March 12.
Borrowing from the discount window at Federal
Reserve Banks and in the federal funds market represent
alternative sources of short-term funds to member
commercial banks. Member bank borrowings at the discount
window have tended to increase with increases in the spread
between the discount rate and the federal funds rate.
Member bank borrowing behavior over the past few months
has been consistent with this pattern. For instance, member
borrowings
averaged
$1.3
billion
over
the
bank
December-January period when the differential between the
discount rate and the federal funds rate averaged 183 basis
points. Since January, however, the average spread between
these two rates has widened to 285 basis points and member
bank borrowings have increased to an average of $2.2 billion.
The recent imposition of a 3 percent surcharge on
the basic 13 percent discount rate — a surcharge that applies
only to banks with deposits in excess of $500 million —
effectively reduces the differential for some banks. This
surcharge is only in effect when a bank borrows during two
successive statement weeks or in more than four weeks
during a calendar quarter. For example, if a bank faced an
effective discount rate of 16 percent in the week ending
March 28, the spread would be 178 basis points instead of 478
basis points.


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Released: April 4, 1980

2

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1980
_

FEB.
MAR.

27

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
160

BILLIONS
156.4
156.6
156.5
157.5
157.0
57.4

150

148

2

16 30 13 27

11

25

8 22

5 19

3

17 31

14 28

NOV

12 26

DEC

9 23

6 20

5

19

2

16 30

1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: APRIL 2.

1980

THE ADJUSTED MONETARY 8ASE CONSISTS OF: ( l ) KCMBER BANK RESERVES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE
BANKS (2) CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION (CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND IN THE VAULTS OF
COMuIFAc IAL BANKS) AND (3) AN ADJUSTMENT FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENT RATIO CHANGES.
THE
MAJOR SOURCE OF THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE IS FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT.
m
BY THIS BANK.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE IS AVAILABLE FROM
THIS BANK.

ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
4/4/79

7/4/79

9/5/79

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

10/3/79 10/31/79

12/5/79

1/2/80

1/30/80

9.3
8.9
8.4

8. 1
7.7

7.7

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
9/ 5/79
10/ 3/79
10/31/79
12/ 5/79
1/ 2/80
1/30/80
3/ 5/80
4/ 2/80

9.6
9.6
9.7
8.9
9.0
8.9
8.9
8.7


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10.7
10.5
9.0
9.3
9. 1
9.0
8.8

9.9
7.7
8.4
8.3
8.3
8. 1

6.7
7.9
7.9
8.0
7.8

7.0
7.3
7.6
7.4

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

ADJUSTED BANK RESERVES 1/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
52
1
1
7-------------LSBQ
-

FEB.
MAR.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
52

BILLIONS

20
27
5
12

48.6
48.0
47.9
47.8

26

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FEB

-

1 II 1
11 i
1 1 1 -1J-L..I..
2 16 30 13 27 II 25 8 22

MAY

JUN

JUL
1979

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26.

1 U- LLU.I
1 11 -l-U- ..1111 XIX LUX XJXL
5 19
3 17 31 14 28 12 26 fi 2!
6 20 5 IB 2 16 30

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

JAN

FEB
MAR
I960

APR

1980

1/ ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE LESS CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC (MEMBER BANK RESERVES AT
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ( + ) CURRENCY HELD BY COiMERCIAL BANKS).

ADJUSTED BANK RESERVES
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
3/28/79

6/27/79

8/29/79

6.4
6.8
7.4
6.7
8.7
8. 1
7.3
7. 1

8. 1
9.0
7.4
10.4
9.3
7.9
7.7

10.3
7. 1
1 1.7
9.9
8.0
7.6

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENOING:

9/26/79 10/24/79 11/28/79 12/26/79

1/23/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/29/79
9/26/79
10/24/79
11/28/79
12/26/79
1/23/80
2/27/80
3/26/80


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6.4
12.6
10.2
7.8
7.5

13.0
9.7
6.9
6.7

14.7
8.8
8.0

1.2
2.5

2.4

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

4

MONEY STOCK ( Ml A )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS
377.5
374.6
MAR.
376.4
374.8
374.7

5

FEB

19

3

I? 31

M 28 12 26

NOV

MAR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26,

DEC

9 23

6 20

5

FEB

MAR

19

2

16 30

1980

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.
MIA CONSISTS OF CURRENCY AND COIN PLUS COMMERCIAL BANK DEMAND DEPOSITS HELD BY THE NONBANK
PUBLIC EXCLUDING THOSE HELD BY FOREIGN BANKS AND OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS.

MONEY STOCK (MIA)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
3/28/79

6/27/79

8/29/79

9.3
9.0
8. 1
7.6
7.3
7. 1
7.6
6.6

8.0
6.6
6.2
5.9
5.8
6.7
5.5

4.7
4.8
4.7
4.8
6. 1
4.6

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

9/26/79 10/24/79 11/28/79 12/26/79

1/23/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/29/79
9/26/79
10/24/79
11/28/79
12/26/79
1/23/80
2/27/80
3/26/80


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3.7
3.9
4.2
5.9
4.2

4.6
4.9
6.7
4.6

4.8
7.4
4.5

8.9
4.6

4.3

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

LOUIS

4
MONEY STOCK ( MlB )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
400 ---------- 1---------- 1--------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 400

BILLIONS
— FEB.
_

394. I
391.1
391.4
393.4
391.7
391.6

MAR.

I I I I
4

FEB

MAR

IB

APR

2

16 SO

MAY

13 27

JUN

11

25

JUL
1979

6 22

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26.

5

10

3

SEP

17 31

OCT

M

28

NOV

12

DEC

2B

0 23

JAN

6 20

S

10

2

16 30

FEB
MAR
I960

I960

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.
MIB CONSISTS OF MIA PLUS OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS AT ALL DEPOSITARY INSTITUTIONS.

MONEY STOCK ( MIB )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
3/28/79

6/27/79

8/29/79

1 1.3
10.9
9.8
8.9
8.6
8.4
8.7
7.8

9.6
8.0
7. 1
6.9
6.9
7.4
6.3

5.6
5.0
5.2
5.5
6.5
5.2

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

9/26/79 10/24/79 11/28/79 12/26/79

1/23/BO

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/29/79
9/26/79
10/24/79
11/20/79
12/26/79
1/23/80
2/27/80
3/26/80


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3.5
4.2
4.8
6.2
4.7

4.9
5.4
6.9
5.1

6.2
8.0
5.3

9.0
5.2

4.5

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

5

LOUIS

6

YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

20.0

20.0

19.5
19.0

19.0

18.5

18.5

18.0

18.0

17.5

17.5

17.0

17.0

16.5

16.5

16.0

16.0
15.5
15.0
14.5
14.0

14.0

13.5
13.0
12.5

12.5

PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE

12.0

12.0
11.5

COMMERCIAL PAPER

11.0

1 1.0

10.5

90 DAY CD’S

10.0

10.0

9.5
9.0

CORPORATE Aaa BONDS

8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0

MUNICIPAL
BONDS**

6.5
6.0
I I I I

I I I I
2

16

2

16 30

13 27

APR

II

25

8 22

6 20

3

|7 31

14 28

SEP

MAY

12 26

9 23

OCT

I

7 21

DEC

15 29

14 28

11 25

JAN

1979

1980

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: APRIL 4, 1980

I960
FEB.

MAR.

APR.

1
8
15
22
29
7
14
21
28
4 *
1 1
18
25

90 DAY
CD’S

PRIME
COMMERC1AL
PAPER X**

PRIME
BANKERS’
ACCEPTANCES

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS

MUNICIPAL
BONDS KX

13.36
13.43
13.59
14.93
15.45
16.87
17.71
17.82
17.80
18.07

13.01
13.01
13.13
14.21
14.78
16. 17
16.92
17.00
16.93
17.37

13. 1 1
13. 13
13.33
14.65
15. 10
16.59
17.24
17.22
17.29
17.51

11.49
11.95
12. 19
12.74
12.88
13.00
13.00
12.83
13.00
12.97

12.69
13. 1 1
13.41
13.82
14. 16
14.27
14.35
14.45
14.67
14.76

7.52
7.71
7.75
8.46
8.72
8.94
9.08
9.20
9.44
N. A.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
** BOND BUYER’S AVERAGE INDEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS. THURSDAY DATA.
*** DATA ARE 4-MONTH COMMERCIAL PAPER RATES.
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE


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0

SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY
20.0

PERCENT
20.0

19.5

19.5

18.5

18.5

19.0

18.0
17.5
17.0
16.5
16.0

FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

15.5
15.0

15.0

14.5
14.0
13.5
13.0
12.5

12.5

12.0
11.5

I 1 .5

1 1.0

I 1 .0
10.5

10.0
9.5
5-YEAR
TREASURY SECURITIES

9.0
8.5

THREE-MONTH TREASURY
BILL MARKET YIELD

8.0
7.5
I I I 1

I I I I
2

10

2

16 30

IS 27

11

2S

8 22

8 20

3

17 31

14

28

SEP

12

26

9 23

0
7 21

OCT

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING-. APRIL 4,

1980
FEB.

MAR.

APR.

1
8
15
22
29
7
14
21
28
4 X
1 1
18
25

1980

FEDERAL
FUNDS X*

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL

6-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL XXX

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECUR1T1ES

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES

13.54
12.80
13.64
14.87
14.62
16. 17
16.45
16.24
17.78
19.39

12. 15
12.05
12.36
13.38
13.78
15.37
15.32
14.76
15.55
14.78

11.85
11.99
12.26
13.01
13.63
14.79
14.96
14.95
15.70
14.80

11.23
1 1.51
11.91
13. 12
13.53
13.94
13.92
13.89
14.39
13.90

11.15
11.68
11.99
13.22
13.76
13.65
13.22
13.21
13.83
13.32

11.01
11.51
11.76
12.53
12.49
12.41
12. 1 1
12.06
12.47
12.21

I»ASEVEn5dAYFAVERAGESVF0RAWEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATE

SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.9 RELEASE,
ras mPw IQSUE RATE
RATES ON LONG-TERM TREASURY SECURITIES ARE COMPUTED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS.
TREASURY BILL YIELDS ON DISCOUNT BASIS.


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7

8

MULTIPLIER i/
CURRENCY OF MONEY STOCK MEASURES 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO
2.8

RATIO
2.8

MULT IP LIER

1 380
FEB

RAT n
2.406
fj§

:

MAR
£8
ILLL 1 1 1

1 1 1 ...1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

111

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26,

1980

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
I 12
III

1 1 1

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF

-

23,
26,
28,
24,
26.
27 ,
28 ,

1 1 1

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
112

MA RCH 26, 1980 FROM
TH E FOUR WEEKS END 1 NG:

---- JA N.
DE C.
NO V.
OC T.
- SE P.
JU N.
- MA R.

LLLL 1 1 1

1

-

-

1,1 1

1980
1979
1979
1979
1979
197 9
197 9

~ 2. 1

1:389

mil 11111111111L

-

-

10.
11.
8.
8.
8.
9.
9.

CURREN
-

-

-

l...

102

-

BILL!

I

j_380
FEB.
MAR.

5
£8

=i

11

111

111

1111

*

FEB

MAR

APR

10

MAY

111

30

111

13 2T

JUN

II 25

JUL
1979

1111

111

8 22 5 19

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26,

SEP

.1111

3

17

OCT

31

_LI

111

1

14 28

NOV

12 26

DEC

1111

9 23

JAN

-U

3
t

-

7
188 £

_

111111 .1111”

6 20

5 19

FEB
MAR
I960

2

16 30

APR

1980

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


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PREPARED 8Y FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK ( Ml A )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

billions of dollars

billions of dollars

285
BILLIONS
269.3
266.2
265.9
267.7
265.7
265.9

265

I I I I
2 16 30 13 27

II

25

8 22

5

19

3 17 31

H 28 12 26

NOV

DEC

9 23

6 20

5

FEB

MAR

19

2

16 30

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26. 1980
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.

DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK (MIA)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
3/28/79

6/27/79

8/29/79

8.9
8.3
7.2
6.8
6.6
6.3
6.8
5.5

6.3
4.8
4.7
4.8
4.5
5.5
3.9

2.5
3.2
3.7
3.5
5.0
3. 1

9/26/79 10/24/79 11/28/79 12/26/79

1/23/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/29/79
9/28/79
10/24/79
11/2B/79
12/26/79
1/23/80
2/27/80
3/26/80


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2.4
3.2
3.2
5.0
2.8

4.7
4.2
6.2
3.3

4.0
6.8
2.9

7.6
2.3

2.0

l
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9

10

SAVINGS PLUS SMALL TIME DEPOS ITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
450

B.!UL 1QNS.

FEB.

445

20

441.0
441.4
441.3
442.6

440

430

425

4

FEB

18

2

IB 30

13 27

II

25

8

22

5

19

3

MAR

17

31

M 28

NOV

12

26

9 23

DEC

6 20

FEB

MAR

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26,

1980

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.
TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN *100,000.

SAVINGS PLUS SMALL TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
3/28/79

6/27/79

8/29/79

1 1 .9
10.9
10.2
10.0
9.5
9.3
9.3
8.9

9.9
8.9
8.8
8.3
8.2
8.3
7.9

5.8
6.8
6.5
6.7
7.2
6.7

9/26/79 10/24/79 11/28/79 12/26/79

1/23/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/29/79
9/26/79
10/24/79
11/28/79
12/26/79
1/23/80
2/27/80
3/26/80


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7.2
6.7
6.9
7.4
6.9

7.2
7.3
7.8
7.1

6.5
7.5
6.7

8.4
7.0

6.8

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SI. LOUIS

BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
ALL MEMBER BANKS IN THE NATION
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

billions of dollars

1980

MILLIONS

FEB. 27

2057

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
4.5
4.0

2508

3.5

3439

3.0
2.5
2.0
1 .5
1 .0
0.5
I I I I

1111
8

FEB

MAR

2

16 30

13 27

II

5

25

18

3

17 31

t 4 28 12 26

NOV

APR

9 23

DEC

6 20

5 19

FEB

MAR

0

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: APRIL 2.

19

BUSINESS LOANS

(COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIAL)

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
164
162

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
164 ----------1—:—1--------- 1--------------162
160
158
156
154
152

"
—
“
—
—

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RA rES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE Of
THE FOUR WEEKS END 1N
MARCH 26. 1980 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS END 1N

IT
JAN.
— DEC.
_ NOV.
OCT.
SEP.
“ JUN.
MAR.

23,
26.
28,
24,
26,
27,
28,

1980
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979

7
160

/

158

13.0
19.2
17.4
11.8
10.5
16.0
18.1

-

/

rJ

7

154
152

1

-

150

-

-

148

150
148

-

146

-

144

146
144
-

142

7^

142

-

-

I 40
138

156

"7
-

198 )

136
134
-

132
8i 11
0
FEB

_LLL
21

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MAR

APR

MILLIUN5

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161,580
160,032
160,284
160,805
161,004
160,007
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140
138

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MAY

JUN

111
JUL
1979

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111

AUG

SEP

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26.


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111

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DEC

FEB. 20
27
MAR. 5
12
19
26
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JAN

FEB
MAR
1980

1980
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136
134
132
0

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LARGE TIME DEPOSITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
198

BILLIONS

196
194

192

NOV

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 26. 1980
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.8 RELEASE.
TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF *100,000 OR MORE.


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