TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply down $36.2 bln June 29 week
NEW YORK, July 9 - U.S. M-2 money supply fell by $36.2 billion in the June 29 week to $8,349.2 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.
The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $8,372.5 billion vs. $8,376.5 billion in the previous week.
Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports:
One week ended June 29 (billions dlrs)
Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,652.9 down...16.2 vs 1,669.1.....1,668.5 M-2....8,349.2 down...36.2 vs 8,385.4.....8,369.2 M-2 Avg 4 wks (Vs Wk ago)..8,372.5 vs ...8,376.5 Monthly aggregates (Adjusted avgs in billions) M-1 (May vs April)........1,597.0 vs.....1,593.3 M-2 (May vs April)........8,344.8 vs.....8,281.6
Federal Reserve's H.3 and H.4 report:
Two Weeks Ended July 1 daily avgs-mlns (H.3) Free Reserves........rvsd..566,451 vs.rvsd...670,132 Other Borrowings...........121,290 vs........121,675 Seasonal Loans...51 vs.............18 Total Borrowings...........404,097 vs........458,240 Term Auction Credit........282,808 vs........336,566 Excess Reserves............687,741 vs........791,807 Required Reserves (Adj).....58,525 vs.........56,808 Required Reserves...........61,717 vs.........55,059 Total Reserves.............749,458 vs........846,867 Non-Borrowed Reserves......345,361 vs........388,627 Monetary Base (Unadj)....1,622,106 vs......1,722,762
One week ended July 8 (H4.1) Bank Borrowings.........116,367 down.........2,508 Primary Credit...........34,966 down...........944 Secondary Credit............nil down.............3 Seasonal Credit..............70 up...............7 Primary Dealer..............nil vs............unch Asset-Backed.............12,610 down.........2,312 AIG Credit Ext...........43,762 up.............928 TALF......24,959 down...........184 Other Credit Ext............nil vs............unch Float.....-2,189 down...........200 Balances/Adjustments......4,189 vs............unch Currency.911,969 up...........4,029 Treasury Deposits........34,200 down........37,790 Maiden Lane LLC..........25,930 up..............34 Maiden Lane II...........15,924 down............65 Maiden Lane III..........19,504 down...........658
One week ended July 8 - daily avgs-mlns Fed bank credit...........1,977,499 down.......9,453 Treasuries held outright....668,489 up........11,494 Agencies held outright.......97,828 up.........1,030 Mortgage-Backed secs........462,449 down..........85 Repos............nil vs..........unch Other Fed assets.............75,891 up.........1,974 Other Fed liabilities........54,791 up...........190 Other deposits with Fed.......3,408 down.........565 Foreign deposits..............2,580 up...........601 Gold stock....11,041 vs..........unch Custody holdings..........2,786,687 up........20,532
Factors on July 8 Bank borrowings.............112,481 vs.......119,071 Float.........-2,332 vs........-2,436
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