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Week ending: January 9, 1974
LIBRARY
JUN 08 !97§

In the past three months the monetary base has increased at an
8.6 percent annual rate, somewhat faster than the 7 percent rate recorded
over the previous nine months. Over the past year monetary expansion,
measured by the growth of the base has been 7.5 percent.
Member bank borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks have declined
markedly since September. In recent weeks the level of member bank
borrowings has averaged somewhat above $1 billion. These borrowings
averaged about $2 billion in the period July through September of 1973.
Borrowing from the Federal Reserve Bank in its District is one means by
which a member bank may meet its short-run demands for reserves. An
alternative short-run source of reserves for a bank is to borrow reserves
from another member bank through the Federal funds market. When deciding
between these two sources of reserves, a member bank compares their
relative costs. Therefore, changes in the level of member bank borrowings
are closely related to the spread between the Federal funds rate and the
discount rate (the interest rate charged by Federal Reserve Banks to
member banks).
The close relationship between the level of nonseasonally
adjusted member bank borrowings and the differential between the Federal
funds rate and the discount rate is shown in the chart on page 9. From an
average of 3.50 percent in early 1972 the Federal funds rate rose rapidly,
reaching an average of 10.78 percent in September 1973. The discount rate
was unchanged at 4-1/2 percent during 1972, then, was repeatedly raised in
the first eight months of 1973. Discount rate changes have tended to lag
behind changes in the Federal funds rate. As a result, the differential
between these interest rates steadily widened to an historically high
average level of 342 basis points in July 1973, then remained at an
average of about 320 basis points in August and September. Member bank
borrowings rose from an average of less than a $100 million in the first
three months of 1972 to an average of about $2 billion in July through
September of 1973. Since September the differential between the funds
rate and the discount rate has steadily narrowed, reaching about 250 basis
points on average in December. Member bank borrowings have declined to
$1.3 billion on average during December.
The relationship between member bank borrowings and the interest
rate differential observed in the last two years also holds for previous
periods, as shown in the chart on page 9. For example from late 1967
through 1969 the Federal funds rate rose more rapidly than the discount
rate. Consequently, member bank borrowings rose from about $100 million
in mid-1967 to $1.2 billion on average in the last half of 1969. Through
1970 the Federal funds rate fell sharply, from an average of 9 percent in
early 1970 to 3.72 percent by February 1971. The discount rate was
lowered in several stages during this period, but still the interest rate
differential decreased. By late 1970 the discount rate exceeded the funds
rate. Member bank borrowings fell to an average of about $300 million in
early 1971.


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Released: January 11, 1974

MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
106 -------------1---------- 1-----

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ---------- ------------- 106

MILLIONS

1

15 29

15 27

10 24

7 21

FEB

7 21

4

18

2

16 50

IS 27

JUN

MAR

I!

25

8 22

5

10

5

17 51

14 28

NOV

JUL

12 26

0 25

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 8, 1974
USES OF MONETARY BASE ARE MEMBER BANK RESERVES AND CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND NONMEMBER
BANKS, ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENT CHANGES AND SHIFTS IN DEPOSITS. FOR A DESCRIPTION
OF THt BASE SEE THE AUGUST 1968 ■•REVIEW OF THIS BANK.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
1/10/73

4/11/73

6/6/73

7/11/73

8/8/73

9.0
8.5
8.0
7.2
7. 1
7. 1
7.4
7.5

7.5
6.9
5.9
6.0
6. 1
6.6
6.9

5.7
4.6
5.0
5.4
6. 1
6.5

3.7
4.5
5. 1
6. 1
6.5

4.3
5. 1
6.4
6.8

9/12/73 10/10/73

11/7/73

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
6/ 6/73
7/11/73
8/ 8/73
9/12/73
10/10/73
11/ 7/73
12/12/73
1/ 9/74


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6.7
7.8
8.1

8.5
8.6

9.3

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MULTIPLIER^
FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT^
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

MULTIPLIER

RATIO
NOV.

2:
2.594
2.582
2.573
2.580

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 2, 1974
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
94

-

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
___THE FOUR WEEKS END ING
JANUARY 9, 1974 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
NOV.
___OCT.
SEP.
AUG.
JUL.
APR.
-----JAN.

7,

1973
“

92

10.5
10.7

FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT

90

1973
1973
1973
1973

88

86

3Z1

MILLIONS

84

82

JAN.

1

IS 29 13 27

10 24

7 21

7 21

FEB

MAR

4 18

2 18 SO 13 27

1972

II

25

8 22

5 19

3 17 31

14 28 12 28

NOV
1973

9 23

DEC
ig74

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 9, 1974
1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) / MONETARY BASE.
2/ DEFINED TO INCLUDE HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES, LOANS, FLOAT AND 11 OTHER** ASSETS, ADJUSTED FOR
RESERVE REQUIREMENT CHANGES AND CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS DUE TO SHIFTS IN DEP6siTS AMONG
CLASSES OF BANKS.
DATA ARE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK.


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DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS of dollars

BILLIONS
204.6
205.9
206.4
207.3
207.0
207.2

1

15 29 13 27

10 24

7 21

7 21

4 18

FEB

MAR

APR

2 16 30 13 27

I

25

8 22

5 19

3 17 51

1972

H 28 12 26

NOV

JUN
JUL
1973

0 23

DEC
1974

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 2, 1974
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING.
1/3/73

4/4/73

S/30/73

7/4/73

8/1/73

9/5/73

0.3
-1 .6
-0.6
1.9
2.8

-3.9
-1 .9
1.4
2.6

-1 .6
3.0
4.1

10/3/73 10/31/73

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING.
S/30/75
7/ 4/73
8/ 1/73
9/ 5/73
10/ 3/73
10/31/73
12/ S/73
1/ 2/74


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2.6
4.9
4.7
3.7
2.7
2.7
3.5
3.8

11.3
9.5
6.7
4.7
4.4
5.3
5.5

9.8
5.3
2.7
2.7
4.2
4.6

7.0
7.3

9.4

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MONEY STOCK
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
275 -------------1---------- 1-----

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ---------- ------------- 275

BILLIONS
265.4
266.6
267.9
268.8
269.0
268.2

I

15 20 19 27

10 24

7 21

7 21

FEB

MAR

4

l«

2

16 90 19 27

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* JANUARY 2,

II

25

8 22

5

10

9

17 91

14 28 12 26

0 29

JUL

1974

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
1/3/73

4/4/73

5/30/73

7/4/73

8/1/73

0.9
-0.2
0.7
2.7
3.8

-1.5
0.0
2.6
3.9

9/5/73

10/3/73 10/31/73

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING*
5/30/73
7/ 4/73
8/ 1/73
9/ 5/73
10/ 3/73
10/31/73
12/ 5/73
1/ 2/74


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4.0
5.7
5.3
4.4
3.7
3.7
4.3
4.7

1 I .0
9. 1
6.8
5.3
5.0
5.7
6. 1

8.5
5. 1
3.4
3.4
4.6
5.2

0.5
4.0
5.3

7.0
7.8

9.8

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6

TIME DEPOSITS

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS of DOLLARS

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS

NET TIME DEPOSITS*

l

15 28 15 27

10 H

7 21

7 21

4

18

2

16 50 15 27

JUN

II 25

6 22

5 18

5 17 51

JUL

14 28 12 26

NOV

8 25

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 2, 1974
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.
* NET TIME DEPOSITS ARE DEFINED AS: SAVINGS DEPOSITS, TIME DEPOSITS OPEN ACCOUNT PLUS TIME
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT OTHER THAN NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN
DENOMINATIONS OF 8100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE WEEKLY REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS.

NET TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
1/3/73

4/4/73

9.5
9.2
8.8
9.7
9.5
10.4
10.5
10.4

8.8
8. 1
9.7
9.5
10.7
10.8
10.7

5/30/73

7/4/73

8/1/73

9/5/73

10.9
10.1
12.2
11.9
1 1.6

12.2
14.3
13.4
12.7

13.6
12.7
11.9

10/3/73 10/31/73

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:

S/SO/75
7/ 4/73
8/ 1/73
9/ 5/73
10/ 3/73
10/31/73
12/ 5/73
1/ 2/74


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7.0
9.9
9.6
11.2
11.2
1 1.0

14.6
.13.0

10.5

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MONEY STOCK PLUS TIME DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
640
630

MONEY STOCK PLUS TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS

620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550

MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS**.

-m 520
510
1

15 28 15 27

10 24

7 21

7 21

4 18

2

16 SO IS 27

JUN
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 2,
CURRENT DATA APPEAR

II

25

8 22

5 18

3 17 SI

JUL

14 28 12 26

NOV

8 23

DEC

1974

IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS'

H.6 RELEASE.

** Ml IS DEFINED AS? CURRENCY, DEMAND DEPOSITS PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (SEE PAGE 6).

MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (M2)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING?
1/3/73

4/4/73

5/30/73

7/4/73

8/1/73

9/5/73

10/3/73 10/31/73

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/30/73
7/ 4/73
8/ 1/73
9/ 5/73
10/ 3/73
10/31/73
12/ 5/73
1/ 2/74


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6.8
7.5
7. 1
7. 1
6.7
7. 1
7.5
7.6

9.9
8.6
8.3
7.4
8.0
8.3
8.4

7.7
7.6
6.5
7.4
8.0
8.2

6.0
5. I
6.5
7.4
7.7

5.4
7.2
8. 1
8.4

7.2
8.5
8.7

10.9
10.4

10.0

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0

8

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
WEDNESDAY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

5 28 13 27

10 24

7 21

7 2!

4

18

2

16 30 IS 27

JUN
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 2,

II 25

8 22

billions of dollars

5 18

3 17 31

14 28 12 26

NOV

JUL

8 23

DEC

1874

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF *100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE
WEEKLY REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS.


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MONEY AND TIME DEPOSIT DATA

1974
NOV.

7
14
21
28
DEC.
5
12
19
26
JAN.
2
9
16
23
30

CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT

BILLIONS
NET TIME
DEPOSITS*

61 .7
60.8
60.8
61.1
61.1
62.8
62.0
62.9
64. 1

295. 1
295.9
295.3
296. 1
296.7
296.4
298.7
298.7
298.5

'
M2 m
561.5
562.9
562.8
561.5
563.3
564.3
567.4
567.7
566.7

m SEE FOOTNOTE PAGE 6.
** SEE FOOTNOTE PAGE 7.
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LOUIS

9

Member Bank Borrowings
and Short-Term Interest Rate Differential
Percent

Monthly Averages of Daily Figures

Billions of Dollars

Member Bank Borrowings
from Federal Reserve Banks

Federal Funds Rale Less the Discount Rate

1965

1966

1967

Latest data plotted: December


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YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

PERCENT

—i It .0

It 0 r-

COMMERCIAL PAPER

CORPORATE Aaa BONOS

PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE

MUNICIPAL
BONDS**

3 17

1

15 20 12 26

0 23

0 23

6 20

APR

4

18

1

15 20 13 27

10 24

MAY

7 21

5 10

SEP

OCT

2

16 30 14 28 I I

NOV

DEC

25

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING-. JANUARY 11, 1974

1974
NOV.

2
9
16
23
30
DEC.
7
14
21
28
JAN.
4
1 1 *
18
25

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

PRIME
COMMERCIAL
PAPER
4-6 MONTH

3-5 YEAR
GOVERIMENT
SECUR1T1ES

LONG-TERM
GOVERNMENT
SECUR1T1ES

MUNICIPAL
BONDS HBK

7.65
7.67
7.69
7.68
7.64
7.65
7.67
7.68
7.73
7.73
7.75

8.28
8.69
9.08
9.09
9. 10
9.20
9.10
9.00
9.00
8.88
8.63

6.83
7.03
7. 16
6.90
6.79
6.90
6.76
6.73
6.83
6.83
6.86

6.27
6.33
6. 35
6.29
6.27
6.31
6.30
6.34
6.47
6.52
6.56

5. 17
5.19
5.27
5. 1 3
5.15
5.1 5
5.06
5. 1 1
5. 1 6
5.18
N.A.

**ABONDGBUYER'SAAvlRAGElliNDEX'OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS, THURSDAY DATA.
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE

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SELECTED SHORT-TERM

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

PERCENT

THREE-MONTH TREASURY
BILL MARKET YIELD

FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

DISCOUNT RA

3

17

1

15 29

12 26

9 23

9 23

6 20

4

18

1

15 29

13 27

tO 24

7 21

5

10

2

18 30

14 28

11

25

1974

1972
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK END INGt JANUARY It,

1974
NOV.

DEC.

JAN.

2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
11 X
18
25

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILLS

FEDERAL
FUNDS XX

PRIME
BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES

90 DAY
CD's xx

7.38
8. 12
8. 1 1
7.72
7.52
7.47
7.51
7.35
7.50
7.49
7.64

9.90
9.71
10.03
10.23
10.09
10.17
10.04
10.18
9.52
9.87
9; 76

8.50
8.69
8.75
8.75
8.75
9. 10
9. 15
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.75

8.53
8.91
9. 10
9.39
9.34
9.43
9.50
9.09
9.23
9. 19
9.08

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
_
,
X» FEDERAL FUNDS AND CD RATES ARE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING
WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATES SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.9 RELEASE.
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1974

IN

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS of dollars

as
ISZ1 ttiLUQNS
5
12
19
26
2

I

1475
1502
1489
1042
1210

SORROWINGS

15 20 15 27 10 24

7 21

FEB

4 18

MAR

2 16 SO IS 27 II

APR

JUN

25

8 22

5 10

5 17 51

14 28 12 26

0 23

JUL

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGi JANUARY 9, 1974

BUSINESS LOANS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

(COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL )
WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
116

~ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
— AVERAGE OF THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
_ JANUARY 2, 1974 FROM THE FOUR
WEEKS ENDINGs
-BUSINESS LOANS ADJUSTED 1/
BUS I NESS
BUSINESS
LOANS
_
LQANg
ADJUSTED
“ OCT. 51, 1975
— OCT.
5, 1975
_ SEP. 5, 1975
AUG.
1, 1975
JUL.
4, 1975
- APR.
4, 1975
IAN. 5, 1975

114

112
I 10
108

0.6

-

106
12.0

20.9

21.5

104

102

BUSINESS LOANS

100
98
MILLIONS

96

BUSINESS
BUSINESS
LOANS
-ISAMS. ADJUSTED-

94

NOV. 28

92
90

88
I I I I I I I I I I I
1

IS 29 15 27

10 24

7 21

7 21

FEB

MAR

4 18

2 16 50 IS 27 11

8 22

5 10

3 17 31

14 28 12 26

NOV

1972
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 2,

25

1975

0 23

DEC
1974

1974

1/ INCLUDES LOANS SOLD OUTRIGHT BY COMMERCIAL BANKS TO OWN SUBSIDIARIES, FOREIGN BRANCHES,
HOLDING COMPANIES, AND OTHER AFFILIATES.

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