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Week ending: January 6, 1982

klBRAWY
JAN 1 2 t90iNet

interest rates are determined by numerous factors that affect the
supply of and the demand for credit, including changes in the rate of growth of money
(M1B). All other things equal, an acceleration in the short-run rate of money growth
will cause interest rates to fall, while a deceleration will cause interest rates to rise.
Data on the rate of growth of M1B corresponding to peak-to-trough and
trough-to-peak movements in the 90-day CD rate, however, suggest that changes in the
rate of money growth have not been the primary determinant of short-run movements
in short-term interest rates during the past year. For example, from the four weeks
ending March 18 to the four weeks ending May 13, money grew at a 16.2 percent rate,
up from the 6.3 percent rate of the previous three-month period. Despite this
acceleration, the 90-day CD rate rose 527 basis points over this period. Likewise, from
the four weeks ending May 13 to the four weeks ending June 17, the money supply
decreased at a rate of 11.3 percent, while the 90-day CD rate declined 220 basis
points. The only exception to this positive relationship between interest rate
movements and M1B growth occurred during the period beginning July 22 when the rate
of growth in M1B accelerated to 4.5 percent and the 90-day CD rate declined 667 basis
points.
Movements in the 90-day CD rate appear to have been closely linked to
changes in credit demand. The table below shows that rising interest rates have been
associated with accelerating rates of business loan activity, while decreasing interest
rates have been associated with decelerating rates of loan activity. The one exception
to the pattern occurred during the five-week period from May 13 to June 17. The
90-day CD rate declined by 220 basis points despite no change in the rate of growth of
loan activity.
Growth Rates of M1B and Business Loans, and Changes
in the 90-day CD Rate
Business loans at
large weekly reporting
banks*

M1B*

Changes in 90-day
CD rate**

12/17/80 - 3/18/81

-6.2%

6.3%

-670

3/18/81 - 5/13/81

18.3

16.2

527

5/13/81 - 6/17/81

18.3

-11.3

-220

6/17/81 - 7/22/81

27.6

1.2

158

7/22/81 - 11/25/81

12.5

4.5

-667

11/25/81 - 12/30/81

21.4

12.3

152

Week ending

*
**

Compounded annual rates of change of seasonally adjusted data.
Changes in basis points for data ending two days later than date shown.

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Released: January 8, 1982

2
ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

176

BULLIONS

JAN.

170.2
170. I
170.0
170.5
170.7
172.0

1

JAN

FEB

15 29

12

26

9

23

7

21

OCT

MAR

NOV

1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING-. JANUARY 6,

1982

THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE CONSISTS OF: ( I ) RESERVE ACCOUNTS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, (2) CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION (CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND
IN THE VAULTS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS), AND (3) AN ADJUSTMENT FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENT RATIO
CHANGES.
THE MAJOR SOURCE OF THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE IS FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT.
DATA
ARE COMPUTED BY THIS BANK.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE IS
AVAILABLE FROM THIS BANK.

ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

1/7/81

4/8/81

6/3/81

7/8/81

8/5/81

6.0
5.2
6.0
5.6
4.7
4.5
4.8
4.9

5.7
7.0
6. 1
4.7
4.4
4.8
5.0

6.0
5.0
3.2
3.0
3.8
4.2

6.8
3.6
3.3
4.3
4.6

0.3
1 .0
2.8
3.4

9/9/81

10/7/81

11/4/81

5.3
5.6

7.0

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
6/
7/
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
1/

3/81
8/81
5/81
9/81
7/81
4/81
9/81
6/82


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-0.4
2.6
3.5

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ADJUSTED RESERVES
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
50 ---------- 1------------- ,-------1981

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
--------------------------------- 50

BILLIONS

NOV.

47.7
47.6
47.3
47.2
46.6

I I I I
3

NOV

1/

DEC

Mil
31

14 28

JAN

I I

25

FEB

II

MAR

25

8 22

APR

6 20

3

MAY

JUN

I I I I

17

1980

JUL

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

1981

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30.

JAN

1982

1981

£9JiKTIP MONETARY BASE (RESERVE ACCOUNTS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AT FEDERAL RESERVE
BANKS PLUS CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION) LESS CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC.

)

ADJUSTED RESERVES
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
12/31/80

4/1/81

5/27/81

6.2
4.0
7.8
3.9
2.6
4.5
2.0

1.2
8. 1
2.5
1 .0
3.7
0.7

7/1/81

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

7/29/81

9/2/81

9/30/81

10/28/81

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/27/81
7/ 1/81
7/29/81
9/ 2/81
9/30/81
10/28/81
12/ 2/81
12/30/81

3.2
3.5
2.6
5.2
2.9
2. 1
3.5
1.7


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10.2
1.7
0.0
3.5
0.0

3.7
0.9
5.0
0.5

-10.3
-0.8
-5.0

6.3
-1.7

0.0

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

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

NOV

DEC
1980

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING:

MAY

JUN

DECEMBER 30.

JUL
1981

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

NOV.
DEC.

25

OCT

NOV

SEP

361.2
365.6
363.9
363. 1
364.6
363.7

DEC

JAN
1982

1981

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
MIA CONSISTS OF CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC PLUS CO&44ERCIAL BANK DEMAND DEPOSITS
HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC (EXCLUDING THOSE HELD BY FOREIGN BANKS AND OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS)
PLUS TRAVELER'S CHECKS OF NONBANK ISSUERS.

MONEY STOCK (MIA)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
12/31/80

4/1/81

-13.0
-12.8
-11.2
-9.5
-9.3
-8.0
-6.8
-6.0

-4.5
-3.5
-2.4
-3. 1
-2. 1
-1 . 1
-0.6

5/27/81

7/1/81

7/29/81

9/2/81

9/30/81

10/28/81

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/27/81
7/ 1/81
7/29/81
9/ 2/81
9/30/81
10/28/81
12/ 2/81
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-7.0
-4. 1
-4.8
-3. 1
-1.7
-1.0

0.8
-1.8
-0.2
0.9
1.4

-2.5
-0.2
1 . 1
1.6

-1.3
1 .0
1 .7

4.9
4.6

4.4

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

MONEY STOCK (MIB)
billions

of

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

dollars

billions of

dollars

BILLIONS
450

— NOV.

437.2
441.2
441.8

MAY

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR

1981

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.

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

2/31/80

4/1/81

5/27/81

7/1/81

7/29/81

9/2/81

9/30/81

10/28/81

10.8
6.7
6.5
6.4
5.5
5.4
6.2
6.4

2.6
3. 1
3.7
2.8
3. 1
4.4
4.9

-3.0
0.0
-0.4
0.5
2.6
3.5

5.4
3. 1
3.5
5.5
6. 1

2.3
3. 1
5.6
6.3

1.5
5.6
6.4

9.0
9. 1

1 1 .0

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/27/81
7/ 1/81
7/29/81
9/ 2/81
9/30/81
10/28/81
12/ 2/81
12/30/81


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YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

22.0

22.0

21.0

PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE

21.0

20.0

20.0

19.0

19.0
90 DAY CD'S

18.0

18.0

17.0

17.0

16.0

16.0
15.0

14.0

14.0
CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

13.0

12.0

I 1.0
10.0

10.0
9.0

8.0

2

16 30

13 27

13 27

10 24

22

5

19

3

17 31

14

28

AUG

II

0

25

SEP

NOV

DEC

1980

1982

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING:

1982
NOV.

DEC.

JAN.

6
13
20
27
4
1 1
18
25
1
8 *
15
22
29

90 DAY
CD'S
14. 13
12.77
11.97
11.51
11.62
11.96
12.68
13. 16
13.03
12.96

PRIME
COMMERC1AL
PAPER ***
13.64
12.41
11.57
11.09
11.35
1 1 .61
12.34
12.71
12.71
12.69

PRIME
BANKERS’
ACCEPTANCES
13.54
12.34
11.51
11.14
11.37
11.71
12.31
12.83
12.67
12.49

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


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CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS
14.88
14. 18
13.92
13.92
13.99
14. 16
14.11
14.36
14.50
14.72

JANUARY 8,

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS
16.87
16.41
16.20
16.08
16. 15
16.42
16.55
16.75
16.86
16.96

1982

MUNICIPAL
BONDS XX
12.44
11.43
11.71
11.98
12.18
12.89

13.00
13.17
13.30
N. A.

THURSDAY DATA.

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

22.0

22.0
21 .0
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

20.0

20.0

19.0

18.0
1
j~

3-MONT
TREASURY

17.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

DISCOUNT
RATE

13.0
12.0

12.0

5-YEAR
TREASURY SECURITIES

1 1.0
10.0

10.0

5

NOV

19

DEC

2

16 30

13

FEB

27

13

27

MAR

10 24

APR

AUG

SEP

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 8,

FEDERAL
FUNDS XX

1982
NOV.

6
13
20
27
DEC.
4
1 1
18
25
JAN.
1
8
15
22
29

X

14.79
14.01
13. 17
12.42
12.48
12.04
12.26
12.43
12.54
12.98

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL
12.21
10.93
10.31
10.23
10.39
10.47
10.94
11.14
11.35
11.60

6-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL XXX
12.72
11.51
10.97
10.92
10.70
10.77
11.60
11.84
12.45
12.28

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL
12.35
11.29
10.78
10.63
10.85
11.13
11.53
12. 16
12.23
12.35

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECURITIES
14.36
13.43
13.12
12.81
13.03
13.47
13.44
14.03
14.04
14.40

X AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
XX SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WEEK

1982

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES
13.81
13. 16
12.78
12.71
12.78
13.21
13.19
13.54
13.69
14.06

END ING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARL IER THAN DATE SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.I5 RELEASE.
NEW ISSUE 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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MULTIPLIERS!'
CURRENCY OF MONEY STOCK MEASURES 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO
3.0
2.9

RATIO
>V.

2.8

MONEY MULTIPLIERS

2!

2.7

2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3

2.2
RATIO
>V.

2. 1

25
2.0
I .9

I I I 1 I I 1 I

I I I I I I I

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30.

1981
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
128

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF
OF
ur CHANGE,
unwioc, AVERAGE ur
___THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
DECEMBER 30. 1981 FRO»
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
SEP.
“

jul!
APR.
---- DEC.

28,
30.
2.
29.
I,
1,
31.

1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1980

8.9
6.8
5.4
4.6
5.6
6.0
5.9

CURRENCY

1LLIQNS
)V. 2!

I II I
25

JAN

FEB

8 22

6 20

3

OCT

MAR

1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30,

1 I I I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 .1 1.1

17

NOV

1981
1981

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


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

billions of dollars

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
280
BILLIONS
NOV.

25

234.5
239.0
236.9
235.9
236.8
235. I

275
270
265
260
255
250
245

5

19

3

17 31

14 28

II

25

II

25

8 22

6 20

3

1

15 29

12

26

9 23

7 21

-LL1LLUJ

1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING:

DECEMBER 30,

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS'

1981
H.6 RELEASE.

DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK ( Ml A )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
12/31/80

4/1/81

5/27/81

7/1/81

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

7/29/81

9/2/81

9/30/81

10/28/81

5.0
3.6

2.7

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/27/81
7/ 1/81
7/29/81
9/ 2/81
9/30/81
10/28/81
12/ 2/81
12/30/81

-21.5
-20.7
-18.8
-16.4
-15.9
-14. 1
-12.3
-11.4


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-9.2
-8.3
-6.6
-7.3
-5.7
-4.3
-3.8

-12.2
-8.2
-8.9
-6.4
-4.5
-3.9

-2.6
-5.4
-2.9
-1.3
-1.0

-5.5
-2.2
-0.4
-0.2

-3.3
-0.3
-0. 1

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

ILL IONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS of dollars

BILLION?
“ NOV.

25

510.9
510.5
51 1.5
512.0
51 I .5
51 I .3

INI
5

19

3

17 31

14

JAN

28

11

25

FEB

II

25

8 22

6 20

3

I

17

15 29

12 26

9 23

7 21

MAR

1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING-. DECEMBER 30,
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’

1981
H.6 RELEASE.

TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN *100,000.

SAVINGS PLUS SMALL TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
12/31/80

4/1/81

5/27/81

4.3
4.8
6.3
6.0
6.7
8.2
7.9

6.2
8.0
7.2
8.0
9.7
9.2

7/1/81

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

7/29/81

9/2/81

9/30/81

10/28/81

15.0
12.0

12.2

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/27/81
7/ 1/81
7/29/81
9/ 2/81
9/30/81
10/28/81
12/ 2/81
12/30/81

4. I
4.5
4.8
5.7
5.5
6. 1
7.3
7. 1


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9.2
7.7
8.6
10.6
9.8

8.2
9.2
1 1.5
10.4

7.9
1 1 .6
10. 1

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BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Z

1982

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
4.0

MILLIONS

— DEC.

3.0
JAN.

6
2.5

2.0

1.5

! .0

JAN

FEB

MAR

OCT

NOV

1980

1982

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 6,

1982

BUSINESS LOANS u
( COMMERCIAL AND

I NDUSTRIAL)

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

”
“
-

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
DECEMBER 30, 1981 FROM THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

”
“
_

OCT.
SEP.
SEP.
JUL.
JUL.
APR.
DEC.

28,
30,
2,
29,
1,
1,
31,

1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
------

BANKS 2/

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
196

17.8

MILLIONS
NOV. 25
DEC. 2

188,997
90,731
191,112
192,405
191,087
192,836

I I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I
22

JAN

FEB

6 20

3

17

MAR

1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30,

1981

1/ BUSINESS LOANS INCLUDE BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCES AND COMMERCIAL PAPER.
2/ BANKS WITH DOMESTIC ASSETS OF *750 MILLION OR MORE


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LARGE TIME DEPOSITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
265

260
255
250
245
240
235
230
225
220
215
210
205

I I I I
1980
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30,

1981
1981

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF *100,000 OR MORE.


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