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Week ending: September 15,1982
SEP £ 0 1982
^

Although interest on securities of similar maturity
" generally move in the same direction in response to market forces,
differences between rates may develop as a result of investors'
perceptions of the financial strength of the issuers. For example,
corporate Aaa bonds carry lower market rates than corporate Baa
bonds because their issuers are rated as better credit risks;
Treasury securities have lower yields than corporate securities of
similar maturity because the federal government has the power to
raise revenue through taxation.
The recent pattern in long- and short-term interest
rates evinces a greater preference for financial strength on the
part of investors. The table below indicates that the interest rate
spreads between private and Treasury issues of similar maturity,
and between corporate Baa and Aaa bonds, have all increased since
last year. For example, the spread between corporate Aaa bonds
and long-term Treasury securities has increased from 91 to 105
basis points. The largest increase occurred in the spread between
corporate Baa and Aaa bonds, which has nearly doubled.
—Donald M. Brown
Interest Rate Spreads*
(averages of weekly data)
Four-week periods
8/28/81­
9/18/81

8/27/82­
9/17/82

91

105

Corporate Baa bonds less
corporate Aaa bonds

138

261

90-day CDs less
3-month Treasury bills

229

237

4-month commercial paper less
3-month Treasury bills

136

238

Rate Spreads
Corporate Aaa bonds less
long-term Treasury securities

♦Differences in basis points.

Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Released: September 17, 1982


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2
ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
182

BILLIONS
180

179.4
179.7
179.7
179.3
180.3
180.0

— AUG.

I

15 29

12

26

9 23

7

30 13 27 10 24 10 24
JAN
FEB

21

OCT

NOV

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 15,

7 21

5 19

2 16 30 14 28 I I 25

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 ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS), 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 AVAIL­
ABLE FROM THIS BANK.

ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
9/16/81

12/16/81

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

2/17/82

3/17/82

4/14/82

5/12/82

6/16/82

7/14/82

6.6
8.3
9.5
7.6
7.4
7.3

8.9
10.3
7.8
7.5
7.4

12.2
8.3
7.8
7.6

6.8
6.7
6.7

3.6
4.6

6.7

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
2/17/82
3/17/82
4/14/82
5/12/82
6/16/82
7/14/82
8/18/82
9/15/82

6.6
6.7
6.6
7.2
7.9
7. 1
7.0
7.0


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8.7
9.3
9.9
8.5
8.3
8. 1

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LOUIS

ADJUSTED RESERVES
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
52 ------------- 1---------- 1--------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
-------------------------------- 52

billions

49.0
50.0
50.3

J-LJ-.1
5

JUL

AUG

SEP
OCT
1981

NOV

DEC

JAN

FEB

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8.

MAR

APR

19

MAY
1982

2

16 30

JUN

14 28

JUL

II

25

8

22

AUG

1982

‘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,
9/9/81

12/9/81

2/10/82

3/10/82

4. 1
6.5
5.2
6.2
6.3
5.7
5.3
5.7

14.3
10. 1
10.8
10.0
8.6
7.7
8.0

8.4
10.3
9.2
7.4
6.3
7.0

5.5
5.9
4.5
3.9
5.0

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
4/7/82

5/5/82

6/9/82

7/7/82

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
2/10/82
3/10/82
4/ 7/82
5/ 5/82
6/ 9/82
7/ 7/82
8/11/82
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6.7
5.4
6.4

3.6
3. 1
4.8

1 .2
4.1

6.0

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3

4
MONEY STOCK ( Ml )

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
470
E-------- 1-------- 1
198£

Z

AUG.

-SEP.
Z

/
A"

i

450

E

In n

455

453.5
453.6
454.8
456.2
456.9
461.2

k-

—

4
11
18
25
1
8

-

BIILl.ONS

1111

450
445

440
435

430

425

E
111
■

420

=A,

M il

425

/V
T

TTTT

430

TTTT TTTT

435

TTTT

440

/\
A

TTTT

h
J

in
445

TTTT TTTT

460

=

L U L L .1111

465

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
470

s
_LLLL -LLL
I

15 29 12 26

JUL

AUG

i

1111

_LLL

9 23

7 21

SEP
OCT
1981

111

1 II 1

.in i- -LLL 111
2

16 50 13 27

DEC

JAN

10 24

FEB

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8,

1 1 1

MAR

1 1 1

1 1 1 1

APR

in

■LLl- 1 1.1 L

16 30 14 26 11

21

10 24

MAY
1982

JUN

JUL

25

AUG

8 22

SEP

1982

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
Ml CONSISTS OF CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC PLUS COMMERCIAL BANK DEMAND DEPOSITS
HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC (EXCLUDING THOSE HELD BY FOREIGN BANKS AND OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS)
AND OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS OF ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PLUS TRAVELERS' CHECKS.

MONEY STOCK ( Ml )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

9/9/81

12/9/81

2/10/82

3/10/82

4/7/82

9.6
7.9
7.3
7.4
6.8
5.3
5.3
6. 1

9.4
8.0
8.0
7.0
4.8
4.9
6.0

1.3
3.4
3.2
1 .0
1 .8
3.6

5.8
4.6
1.5
2.4
4.3

5.0
0.8
2. 1
4.4

5/5/82

6/9/82

-2.2
0.5
3.7

-0.8
4.0

7/7/82

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
2/10/82
3/10/82
4/ 7/82
5/ 5/82
6/ 9/82
7/ 7/82
8/11/82
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PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

420

MONEY MULTIPLIER iy
CURRENCY COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO

Ml MULTIPLIER

I I I I
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8,

1982
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
—the four Weeks ending
SEPTEMBER 8, 1982 FROM
- THE FOUR WElliKS ENDING:
-----JUL.
JUN.
- MAY
APR.
-----MAR.
DEC.
- SEP.

1982
1982
1982

CURRENCY

1982

BILLIONS
29! 6
29.7
30!0
30 !o

I I I I I I I I I I I I
JAN
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8,

FEB
1982

1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) TO ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
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5

LOUIS

6
YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

22.0

22.0

21 .0

21.0

20.0

20.0

19.0

19.0

18.0

18.0
90 DAY
CD’S

PR ME BANK
LOAN RATE

17.0

16.0

16.0
15.0
14.0

13.0

13.0

12.0

12.0
I I .0

COMMERCIAL
PAPER

10.0
9.0
8.0
I I I I
3

17

31

14

AUG

28

II

I

25

SEP

15 29

1 i 26

FEB

12

26

9 23

7

0

21

AUG

MAR

SEP

1982
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING:

1982
JULY

AUG.

SEP.

2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
3
10
17 *
24

90 DAY
CD’S
15.21
14.80
13.96
12.58
12.01
11.43
11.63
9.77
9.73
10.42
10.58
10.94

PRIME
COMMERC1AL
PAPER ***

PRIME
BANKERS’
ACCEPTANCES

14.68
14.24
13.46
12.05
12.01
11.33
11.50
9.68
9.48
10.48
10.72
11.02

14.73
14. 15
13.50
12.03
11.71
11.23
11.23
9.66
9.59
10. 18
10.38
10.73

* 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
15.07
14.96
14.65
14.32
14.39
14.22
14.14
13.48
13. 15
13.20
13.04
13.07

SEPTEMBER 17.

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS
16.95
16.88
16.82
16.70
16.78
16.69
16.71
16.26
15.86
15.73
15.63
15.71

1982

MUNICIPAL
BONDS #*
12.58
12.47
12.36
12.01
11.97
11.87
11.86
10.82
10.38
10.74
10.75
N. A.

THURSDAY DATA.

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
21 .0 r—

PERCENT

—1 21.0

20.0
19.0

5-YEAR
TREASURY SECURITIES
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

14.0

12.0
SCOUNT

RATE
1 1 .0

11.0
3-M
TREASU

I I I I
3

17

31

14

28

II

25

9

23

I

NOV

15 29

12

26

12

26

2

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

1982
JULY

AUG.

SEP.

2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
3
10
17 *
24

16 30

FEDERAL
FUNDS **

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL

6-MONTH
TREASURY
B1LL ###

14.81
14.47
13. 18
12.14
11.02
11.15
10.90
10.11
9.04
10. 15
10.14
10.27

12.81
12.23
1 1 .71
10.64
10.51
9.80
9.70
7.88
7.50
8.31
8.34
8.05

13.42
12.98
11.97
11.44
11.38
10.67
10.94
9.82
8.99
9.75
9.61
9.70

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL
12.86
12.50
12.06
11.29
11.50
11.13
11.06
9.71
9.68
10. 12
10.09
10.12

SEPTEMBER 17,

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECURITIES
14.73
14.48
14.10
13.66
13.89
13.62
13.59
12.53
12.38
12.54
12.43
12.49

27

10 2A

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C0MPUTED BY ™E FEDERAL RESERVE BANK 0E ST'
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

7

1982

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES

13.85
13.68
13.40
13.11
13.30
13.08
13.02
12. 17
12.04
12. 16
12.03
12.03

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.


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LOUIS

8
TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS^
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
335 ------------- 1---------- 1-----

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 335

BILUflMS
_ AUG.
_

SEP.

319.8
319.9
320.8
322. I
322.5
326.8

I I I I
30

OCT

13

27

JAN

NOV

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING:

SEPTEMBER 8,

10 24

5

10 24

APR

FEB

19

2 16 30 M 28 II

25

8 22

MAY

1982

1/ DEMAND DEPOSITS PLUS OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS AT ALL DEPOSITORY

INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
9/9/81

12/9/81

2/10/82

3/10/82

9.7
7.9
7.6
5.9
3.0
3.6
5.0

-0.6
1.6
0.9
-2.1
-0.4
2.0

4.2
2.2
-1 .8
0. 1
2.8

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING*.
4/7/82

5/5/82

6/9/82

7/7/82

2.2
-3.0
-0.4
2.9

-6.8
-2.2
2.2

-2.9
3.4

12.0

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
2/10/82
3/10/82
4/ 7/82
5/ 5/82
6/ 9/82
7/ 7/82
8/11/82
9/ 8/82

10.9
8.6
7.7
7.5
6.4
4.4
4.6
5.7


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TOTAL TIME DEPOSITSi/
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
860

BILLIONS

850

841.5
840.2
842.5
843.5
844. 1

840
830
820
810
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710

I I I I

0
JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8,

FEB

1982

1/ SAVINGS DEPOSITS PLUS SMALL TIME DEPOSITS PLUS LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
9/9/81

12/9/81

2/10/82

9.5
12. 1
13.6
14.2
14.7
15.5
14.5

20.7
20.4
19.4
19. 1
19.4
17.5

3/10/82

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
4/7/82

5/5/82

6/9/82

7/7/82

18.2
18. 1
18.9
16.4

17.4
18.6
15.7

19.5
15.2

14.0

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
2/10/82
3/10/82
4/ 7/82
5/ 5/82
6/ 9/82
7/ 7/82
8/11/82
9/ 8/82

5.5
7.7
9.3
10.5
11.3
11.9
12.8
12.3


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19.1
18.8
19.2
17. 1

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SMALL TIME DEPOSITS^
COMMERCIAL BANK SAVINGS DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
420 =---------- 1---------- 1------------- 1---------- —

350

330

310

23.9
23.4
22.3
23.7
24.6
19.5
19.5

)EPOS TS

l l l l J ill

SMALL TIME

-

19 32
AUG.

SEP.
i 1 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8,

i .n i

-li-L _LLL

4
Is

408.8
408.2
410.2

1111 l-i-ii In. I,

170

360
350
340

320
310
0

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
185

TTTT TTTT TTTT

175

370

1982

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

180

380

330

406.C
48?:1

25
1
8

400
390

-

si 1 1 i

B LLIO

_______

320

1982
1982
1982
1982
1982
198!
1981

_§l

340

7,
9,
5,
7,
10,
9.
9,

U LL

360

JUL.
JUN.
MAY
APR.
MAR.
DEC.
SEP

FT mr

370

—
=
=
—
=
=

TTTT

380

=

410

=

TTTT

390

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RAT ES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS END 1NC
SEPTEMBER 8, 1982 FRC
THE FOUR WEliKS END 1 NC

T T T TTTT TTTT

400

=
=

TTTT

410

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
420

i

IS!12

=

25

155.9
156.1
156.C
|55.|

_

8

AUG.

BILLIO MS

156.6

4
11

18

SEP.

180
175
170

SAV1NGS DEP )S 1 TS

E

TTTT

165

""

160

z

E

0

TTTT TTTT

130

COM ’OUNDE D ANNU \L RAT ES
the four Weeks endinc
SEPTEMBER 8, 1982 FRC M
~THE FOUR WEEKS END 1NC

=

_

145

J ill

155
150

165

z
-

z_ JUL.
7,
z JUN.
9,
- MAY
5,
—APR.
7,
= MAR. 10,
= DEC. 9,
- SEP. 9,
*1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1
1

15 29

JUL

12 26

AUG

1982 -10.4
1982 -10.7
1982 -7.7
1982 -6.6
1982 -4.1
1981
-0.4
1981
-2.0
1 II 1 1 1 1 1
9 23

SEP

7

21

OCT

=

145
140
135

l
130
111
4

18

NOV

llll

1 1 1

DEC

JAN

2

16 30

13

1 1 1
27

10 24

FEB

llll

1 1 1

1 1 1

10 24

MAR

1981

llll

1 1 1

JUN

JUL

2

MAY

16 30

14

1 1 1
28

II

AUG

s
-LILL

25

8

22

SEP

1982

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING:

SEPTEMBER 8,

1/ COMMERCIAL BANK TIME DEPOSITS

ISSUED


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150

1982

IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN *100,000.

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

0

f

BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
4.5 r------------,---------- ,------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
---------------------------- ^ 4.5

MILLIONS
AUG.

I

2

16

30

13 27

JAN

10 24

10 24

7

21

30

M 28

II

25

8 22

FEB

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 15,

1982

BUSINESS LOANS 17
(COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIAL)

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS 2/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
220 r------------1---------- 1-----Z
—
Z
Z"

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

-------- ----- =1

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
SEPTEMBER 8, 1982 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING: *

Z MAY
APR.

7

DEC.
IT SEP.

9
9

1982
1982

15.5
15.4
17.4
15.0

MILLIONS
AUG.

SEP.

4

1

213,237
213,201
212,864
214,674
214,939

Ml......................... I I I I
2

OCT

16 30

13

27

10

24

10

24

NOV

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 8,

1982

1/ BUSINESS LOANS INCLUDE BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES AND COMMERCIAL PAPER.
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220

12
LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
290

BILLIONS

285
280
275
270
265
260
255
250
245
240
235
230

1981
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING, SEPTEMBER 8.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’

1982
H.6 RELEASE.

TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF *100,000 OR MORE.


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