U.S. Treasury balances at Fed rose on Oct. 22

Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:00pm EDT

 WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury balances at
the Federal Reserve, based on the Treasury Department's latest
budget statement (billions of dollars, except where noted):
                          Oct. 22      Oct. 21
 Fed acct                  55.625       32.602
 Supplementary financing* 558.987      558.987
 Tax/loan note acct        79.897       70.920
 Cash balance             694.509      662.509
 National debt
 subject to limit      10,429.623   10,401.617
 The statutory debt limit is $11.315 trillion.
 The Treasury said it issued $16 million in individual 
income tax refunds and $217 million in corporate income tax
refunds.
 * Supplementary financing program represents funds raised
through cash management bills to bolster Federal Reserve's
balance sheet and fund market stability initiatives.
 (Reporting by Nancy Waitz; Editing by Dan Grebler)


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