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Week ending: March 12, 1980
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The Federal Reserve's new measure of M2 differs significantly from the old
The old measure was determined simply by adding time and savings
other than lar£e CDs at commercial banks to old Ml. The new M2
nfeeSureJwli the other hand, includes time and savings deposits at both commercial
banks and thrift institutions as well as money market mutual fund shares (MMMFs),
overnight repurchase agreements (RPs) issued by commercial banks, and overnight
Eurodollar deposits at Caribbean branches of U.S. banks.
Like money market certificates of deposits at commercial banks, another key
component of M2, MMMFs have increased sharply over the past year as interest rates
have risen steadily. For example, from January 1979 to February 1980 MMMFs
increased by over 360 percent. An important factor in this rapid growth of MMMFs is
that their interest rates have not been subject to regulatory ceilings and, consequently,
may fluctuate with market interest rates. In addition, shareholders have been attracted
to MMMFs by the low transactions costs of acquiring and redeeming shares and by the
check-like features available with many funds.
In contrast to the rapid expansion of MMMFs, overnight Eurodollars and
overnight RPs, which are probably more similar than MMMFs to demand deposits have
shown only modest month-to-month fluctuation. For example, the total of these two
overnight liabilities has increased by slightly more than 10 percent from January 1979 to
February 1980.

OTHER COMPONENTS OF NEW M2*
(Billions of dollars)

Month

Overnight RPs ~

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February

$ 20.3
20.9
22.0
22.4
23.5
23.1
22.0
21.9
22.6
22.2
20.3
20.6
20.7
21.7

Overnight
Eurodollars-

Money Market,,
Mutual Funds -

$ 2.3
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.3
3.5
3.4
3.2
3.5
4.2
3.3

$12.1
14.5
16.8
19.2
21.8
24.6
28.0
31.2
33.7
36.9
40.4
43.6
49.1
56.8

* All data not seasonally adjusted.
)J Includes overnight and continuing contract RPs issued to the nonbank public by

commercial banks, net of amounts held by money market mutual funds.
2/ issued by Caribbean branches of U.S. member banks to U.S. nonbank customers.
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Released: March

17, 1980

2

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
160

B I U.-LQNS.
— FEB.

155.9
155.2
156.9
156. 4
156.6
156.5

MAR.

II

M 28

FEB

14 28 11

MAR

25

8 23

APR

6 20

4 18

JUN

JUL

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENOING: MARCH 12,

I

15 29

12 26 10 24

7 21

5

NOV

DEC

IB

2

16 30

13 27

12 26

1980

THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE CONSISTS OF: (1) MEMBER BANK RESERVES AT jHEFfDERAL RESERVE
BANKS. (2) CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION (CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND N 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, AVtRAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
3/14/79

6/13/79

8/15/79

8.6
8.9
9. 1
8.8
8.6
8.7
8.4
8.6

1 1.7
1 1.3
10.3
9.8
9.8
9.2
9.4

10.4
9.1
8.6
8.8
8.2
8.6

9/12/79 10/10/79 11/14/79 12/12/79

1/9/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
END 1NG:
8/15/79
9/12/79
10/10/79
11/14/79
12/12/79
1/ 9/80
2/13/80
3/12/80


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8.3
7.9
8.4
7.7
8.3

7. 1
7.9
7.2
8.0

8.4
7.3
8.2

7.4
8.6

8.1

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MULTIPLIER
ADJUSTED FEDERAL RESERVE CRED I T 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO

RATIO

2.7

2.7

2.5

MULT PLIER

2.3

1!m.
. 30

2.1

RATK
*

m
2.0

sim

MAR
111

-LLL _LLL 1111

1 1 1 -LLL -LLLL _LL_L Jill
MARCH 5,

I960

1 1 1 ±ul Mill -LLL -LLL5

BILLIONS OF OOLLARS
MO
1
1---------- 1---------138
136
134
132

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL R ATES
— OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF----THE FOUR lUfEEKS END 1 MG
MARCH 12, 1980 FROM
_ THE FOUR WEEKS END 1 MG: ___ — AD. USTED
- JAN.
9, 1980
0.
DEC. 12, 1979
3.
- NOV. M, 1979
5.
- OCT. 10, 1979
6.
SEP. 12, 1979
7.
—JUN. 13. 1979
9.
—
_ MAR . 14, 1979
8.

-

feder; L

-

RES ERVE CF EDIT
"

-

+-------

134
-

130
-

-

126
-

-

126
u380

-

BILLIONS ““

FEB

124
122
5i 111
0

3 17

JAN

111
111
Ji-L -LI 1 1 -LLL 111
si 14 28 14 29 1! 25 9 23 6 20 4 18
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN JUL

1111
111
1 1 1 1
1 15 29 12 2fl 10 24

7 21

AUG

NOV

SEP

OCT

1 1 1

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING, MARCH 12,

111“
Mil Mill
1 11
5 19 2 16 50 13 27 12 26
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
1960

I960

1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (MIA) / ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE

2/ I


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3

4

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
385 ------------- 1---------- r—

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 385

BILLIQNS
__ JAN.
_ FEB.

3

17 31

30

373. 1
377.0
376.3
377.5
374.7
374.5

14 28

FEB

14 28 11

MAR

25

9 23

6 20

4

1

18

15 29 12 26 10 24

APR

7 21

5 10

NOV

DEC

2

18 30 13 27

FEB

12 26

MAR

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 5,

1980

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
MIA CONSISTS OF CURRENCY ANO COIN PLUS gOkMERCIAL 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.
3/7/7S

6/6/79

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

8/8/79

9/5/79

10/3/79

1 /7/79

12/5/79

1/2/80

7.0
5.4
4.6
5.3
5.3
5.7

4.3
3.7
4.8
4.8
5.4

2.5
4.3
4.5
5.3

5.2
6.0

6.6
7.2

6.7

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/

8/79
5/79
3/79
7/79
5/79
2/80
6/80
5/80

9.5
9.2
8.8
7.9
7.3
7.4
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10. 1
9.2
7.7
6.8
7.0
6.8
7.0

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MONEY STOCK ( M1B)
-

|

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

billions

“

391 3

____

1

5

-

389. 1
393. 1
392.9
394. 1

A
-

i

jT T T T

isa&
- JAN. 30
“ FEB.
6
_
13
20
MAR .

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
400

1

m il

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
•400

/ A?

1111

-

-

1111

/ _ i

1111

/‘S ------- si

=

365

~

m r

jT T T T

c

_

s 1111 111 I 11 .1 [ i in i
3 17 31 14 28 14 28 II 25 9 23
JAN
FEB MAR APR
MAY

111
0 20
JUN

111
4 18
JUL

1 1 1 111 1
iin
1 15 29 12 26 10 24
AUG

SEP

OCT

1 1 1
7 21
NOV

1 1 1
5 19
DEC

19T9
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 5,

II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r
2 16 30 IS 2 12 2
JAN
FEB MAR
1980

I960

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARO 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,
3/7/79

6/6/79

12.0
11.4
10.8
9.7
8.9
9.0
8.5
8.6

11.9
10.8
9.0
7.9
8. 1
7.7
7.8

8/8/79

9/5/79

AVERAGE

10/3/79

1

OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
/7/79

12/5/79

1/2/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/

8/79
5/79
3/79
7/79
5/79
2/80
6/80
5/80


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7.8
5.9
5.0
5.9
5.7
6.2

4.8
3.9
5.3
5.2
5.9

2.6
4.8
4.8
5.6

5.9
5.5
6.4

7.1
7.8

6.9

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

5

LOUIS

6

YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
—zq 18.5

PERCENT
18.5 =

PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE
COMMERCIAL PAPER

90 DAY CD'S

CORPORATE Aaa BONDS

5 19

2 16

2 16 30 13 27 11 25
APR
MAY

22

6 20

3 17 31

M 28

14 2B
1980

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: MARCH 14,

JAN.

FEB.

4
1 1
18
25
1
8
15

22
29
7
14

1980

90 DAY
CD'S

PRIME
COMMERCIAL
PAPER HOME

PRIME
BANKERS*
ACCEPTANCES

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

MUNICIPAL
BONOS X*

13.45
13.38
13.33
13.42
13.36
13.43
13.59
14.93
15.45
16.87
17.63

12.98
12.82
12.88
12.97
13.01
13.01
13.13
14.21
14.78
16. 17
16.91

13.29
13.09
13.04
13.24
13.11
13.13
13.33
14.65
15. 10
16.59
17. 13

10.88
10.91
10.99
11.22
11.49
11.95
12.19
12.74
12.90
13.00
13.00

7.32
7.30
7.28
7.33
7.52
7.71
7.75
8.46
8.72
8.94
N. A.

21
28

IWIH30N0^BIJYER'AVERAGE' ^NDEX OF *0 MUNICIPAL BONDS. THURSDAY DATA.
MK* DATA ARE 4-MONTH COMMERCIAL PAPER RATES.
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE


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SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
17.5 cr

PERCENT

FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

10.5

DISCO
„ 3-5 YEAR
TREASURY SECURITIES
THREE-MONTH TR1
BILL MARKET Yll

5

18

JAN

2

16

FEB

2

18 30

MAR

13 27 11

APR

25

MAY

8 22

JUN

6 20

JUL

3

17 31

AUG

M 28 12 28

SEP

OCT

8 23

NOV

1980
JAN.

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

FEDERAL
FUNDS XX
14.04
13.94
13.91
13.77
13.54
12.80
13.64
14.87
14.62
16. 17
16.45

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL
12. 10
11.72
11.91
12.17
12.15
12.05
12.36
13.38
13.78
15.37
15.34

6-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL mm
11.88
11.86
11.78
11.89
11.85
11.99
12.25
13.01
13.63
14.79
14.96

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL
10.97
10.78
10.83
11.05
11.23
I 1 .51
1 1 .91
13. 12
13.53
13.94
13.87

1

0E<

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK END INGt

MARCH M,

3-5 YEAR
TREASURY
SECURITIES
10.59
10.58
10.66
10.87
11.13
1 1 .66
11.90
13.21
13.57
13.65
13. 19

15 28 14 28

I960

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES
10.21
10.27
10.42
10.73
1 1.01
1 1.51
11.76
12.53
12.49
12.41
12.11

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
SHOWN.

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PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

7

8

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 450

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
450 r----------- 1---------- r—
BILLIONS
Z~ JAN.

30
439.2
440.3
440.4
441.1
440.5

I I I I
3

17 31

14 28 14 28

11

25

9 23

6 20

4

18

1

15 28

12 26 10 24

7 21

2

16 30

13 27

FEB
1980

12 26

MAR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 5, I960
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.
TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN 1100,000.

SAVINGS PLUS SMALL TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
3/7/79

6/6/79

10.5
10.5
9.8
9.2
9.3
8.9
8.9
8.8

12.7
1 1 .0
9.7
9.8
9. 1
9.2
8.9

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING,

8/8/79

9/5/79

10/3/79

11/7/79

12/5/79

1/2/80

8. 1
7.1
7.8
7.2
7.7
7.6

5.6
6.9
6.5
7.1
7.1

7.5
6.7
7.5
7.4

7.5
8.2
8.0

7.4
7.3

8.4

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/

8/79
5/79
3/79
7/79
5/79
2/80
6/80
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DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK (MIA)
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
285 ------------- .---------- -------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 205

BILLIONS
265.4
268.8
268.4

— FEB.

266.3
265.8

I

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

15 29 12 28

10 24

AUG

7 21

5 19

NOV

DEC

2

16 30

15 27

FEB

12 26

MAR

1979
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 5,

1980

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

DEMAND DEPOS1T COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK (MIA )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
3/7/79

6/6/79

8/8/79

9/5/79

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
0/3/79

11/7/79

12/5/79

5.6
4.3
5.2

5.4
6.2

1/2/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/

8/79
5/79
3/79
7/79
5/79
2/00
8/80
5/80

9.3
8.7
8.0
7.0
6.5
6.7
6.3
6.4


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9.5
8. 1
6.5
5.8
6.2
5.7
5.9

4.6
3.3
3.0
4. 1
3.8
4.4

2.2
2.2
3.8
3.5
4.2

1.5
3.9
3.4
4.3

4.9

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10

CURRENCY COMPONENT
OF MONEY STOCK MEASURES
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
112

107.7
108.2
107.9
108.3
108.8

INI
3

17 31

14 28 14 28

FEB

MAR

II

25

9 23

8 20

4 18

1

15 29 12 28

10 24

7 21

2

16 50

13 27

FEB

APR

12 20

MAR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK EM5IN6: MARCH 5, I960
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.

CURRENCY
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
3/7/79

6/6/79

8/8/79

10.3
10.8
10.9
10.4
9.7
9.3
9.7
9.7

12.0
1 1 .9
10.8
9.7
9. 1
9.7
9.7

12.6
10.5
8.9
8. 1
9. 1
9.3

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

9/5/79

10/3/79

11/7/79

12/5/79

9.2
7.5
6.9
8.4
8.6

5.6
5.4
7.6
8.1

4.4
7.8
8.3

9.6
9.8

1/2/80

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/

8/79
5/79
3/79
7/79
5/79
2/80
6/80
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BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

ALL MEMBER BANKS
BILLIONS

A.o

of

IN THE NATION

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

OOLLARS

= 1980 MILLIONS
—~FEB. 6
759
13 1236
3.0 —
20 2194
27 2057
= MAR. 5 2508
2.5

A

Z

1 .0

Don

/

M
=V

l/S/

-i 111 111 J.11 JJ_L IN' .1.11 -LLL .mi
3 17 3 M 2 14 2 8 112
JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN
JUL
1979

AUG

jj

i

SEP

71

r—E

2.5

2.0

E
V

V

V

3.5
3.0

\a

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A J\ J

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—

V

0.5

A

E
/ E
f

t—
l___ / 1____

ars

4.0

n

Z
2.0
1.5

billions of

,-------.---------------------- ------- ------- ---------------------—----------—---------1-------!---------

T~

.in i

111

1 1 1

.mi

OCT

NOV

DEC

JAN

T

1.5

z

\r~

1.0

E
111

i 11

0.5
0

FEB
1980

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 12, 1980

BUSINESS LOANS
( COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL )

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
164
162
160
158
156
154
152

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
164
_
162

_COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RA TES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE 0 F
the four Weeks end in
G
— MARCH 5. 1980 FROM
“ THE FOUR WEEKS END IN G:
— JAN.
— DEC.
_NOV.
— OCT.
_ SEP.
__ JUN.

2,
5,
7,
3,
5,
6,

1980
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979

A

160

/

158

27.4
25.2
17.3
12.9
15.1
18.1

..

-

r- /
s A-

A/

_

150
148

-

146

-

144

-

_

140
138

“

132
0

152
15Q
148
146

—

144

-

-

136

154

_

142

134

156

142
_
1 98C

-

millions

JAN. 30
6
13
20
27
MAR. 5

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1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

1111

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

111

i 11

JUN
JUL
1979

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MARCH 5,


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AUG

1 1 1

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111

SEP

OCT

NOV

158,051
159,422
160,921
161,580
160,032
160,284

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DEC

JAN

FEB
1980

1980
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

11

140
138
136
134
132
0

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LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

IONS OF DOLLARS

ILL IONS OF DOLLARS

180.8

I I I I
3 17 31

14 28 14 28 II 25

0 23

6 20

<18

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING, MARCH 5.

1

15 29 12 26 10 24

7 21

S IB

2 16 30 15 27 12 26

FEB

MAR

1980

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.
TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF 6100,000 OR MORE.


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