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July

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

17,

1970.

MONETARY AGGREGATES AND

MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS Recent developments (1)

Pressures have moderated considerably in a number of

financial markets since the last meeting of the Committee.

In long-

term credit markets, yields on newly-issued corporate bonds, State and local securities,

and U.S.

about 40-70 basis points.

Treasury bond yields have declined by

Most recently,

however,

there have been

some signs of hesitation in this bond market rally.

Also, investors

are behaving quite selectively in regard to the quality of bond issues, and spreads between the highest rated and lower rated issues have increased. (2)

In short-term markets, Treasury bill rates have dropped

below levels prevailing in the first three weeks of June.

The 3-month

bill has generally fluctuated around 6-1/2 per cent since the last Committee meeting, but was most recently quoted at 6.40 per cent. Commercial paper rates, on the other hand, have tended to edge upwards, reflecting the fall-off issuers.

of investor confidence

in some large paper

There was, more notably, a diminished availability of credit

in this market,

with outstanding nonbank-related paper declining by

over $2 billion, or considerably more than seasonally,

in the week

ending July 1 and showing only a very minor recovery in the ensuing

-2week.

Much of the liquidation of outstanding commercial paper was

financed out of bank loans.

At all weekly reporting banks,

in the two

weeks ending July 8 loans rose by $2.5 billion (all of this increase occurred in the week ending July 1 and was concentrated in finance companies and businesses),

loans to

and the volume of large-denomination

CD's expanded by $2.2 billion, mainly in the 30-89 day maturity area for which rate ceilings have been suspended.

Credit availability in the

commercial paper market appears to have improved in recent days; in general, banks have demonstrated that they are willing to stand behind commercial paper borrowers, by actually extending credit and by granting additional bank lines. is

However, the practice of differential pricing

spreading, and investors continue to be selective.

attrition remains possible,

though it

Thus further net

probably will not be of end-of-

June dimensions. (3)

With the need for bank financing enlarged by the actual

and potential attrition of commercial paper, bank deposits grew more rapidly than earlier projected in the two statement weeks ending July 8, mainly as a result of a faster-than-expected rise in CD's.

While

money supply and private demand deposit growth in late June and early July was also substantially faster than anticipated, partial data suggest that the rate of growth subsided in the statement week just past and that the outstanding money supply in

that week may be back

to the level projected at the time of the last FOMC meeting. The churning associated with commercial paper market uncertainties

-3may have been partly responsible for the apparently temporary bulge in the money supply; also there was a larger-than-seasonal drop in overnight Euro-dollar borrowings by U.S. commercial banks (which

affected "cash items") around the end of the fiscal year.

Reflecting

these various influences, rates of increase for the money supply and bank credit in July are now projected to be considerably above those contemplated on the assumption of unchanged

money market conditions at

the time of the last FOMC meeting--even though the faster-than-expected rise in time deposits has been partially offset by a decline in use of non-deposit sources of funds.

-4RECENT PATHS OF KEY MONETARY AGGREGATES (Seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars) Adjusted Credit Proxy Projected at Last Meetin/

Actual Results

Money Supply Projected at Last Meeting'

Actual Results

1970

Levels

Month

Levels

311.5 313.2

311.2 315.6

203.8 205.2

203.7 205.6

June 10

310.6

310.6

203.2

203.4

June 17

311.8

311.1

204.3

203.9

June 24

311.6

310.5

203.8

202.1

July 1

311.8

312.2

203.6

204.5

July 8

311.7

314.2

204.4

205.6

July 15

313.0

314.411

205.4

205.4/

June July Week ending

% Annual Rates of Change lllll

IF

. Annual Rates of Change

Month June

8.0

July

6.5

e/

1-

7.4 17.0 pr

-1.0 8.0

-1.2 11.0 pr

Partly estimated. /Projected. Projections were based on an assumption of no change in money market conditions and allowed for the suspension of ceiling rates on 30-89 day CD's. (4)

The recent moderation of overall financial pressures was

facilitated not only by expansion of bank credit but also by a related reduction in the Federal funds rate to a weekly average level around

-57-1/4--7-3/8 per cent during the three weeks ending July 8.

In the week

ending July 15, however, the Federal funds rate backed up to a 7-1/2 to 7-3/4 per cent range, and large System repurchase agreements were made during that week to keep it from moving even higher.

During the two

weeks ending on July 1, the lower level of the Federal funds rate was accompanied by net borrowed reserves that averaged around $940 million. During the two weeks ending July 15, however, member bank borrowing increased by $550 million to an average of $1.5 billion, with borrowings highest in the most recent statement week; and net borrowed reserves increased by around $600 million to $1.4 billion.

The rise in borrowings

was related chiefly to emergency discount window accommodation banks lending to previous issuers of commercial paper;

of

reports

indicate that average bank borrowings of about $400 million were for such purposes during the past two statement weeks.

Because of this

special discount window assistance, there was no additional pressure on the Federal funds rate in the initial days as borrowings built up. But as borrowings were sustained at a high and rising level, pressures on the Federal funds rate did increase, although the funds rate has remained low relative to the level of member bank borrowings as compared with experience earlier in the year. (5)

The following table summarizes seasonally adjusted annual

rates of change in major aggregates for selected periods:

Past Year (June over June)

First Half of 1970 (June over December)

Second Quarter of 1970 (June over March)

Latest Month (June over May

Total Reserves

- 2.0

- 0.2

2.2

0.2

Nonborrowed Reserves

- 0.3

1.8

4.0

5.8

Money Supply

2.4

4.1

4.4

- 1.2

Time and Savings Deposits

0.1

7.1

13.8

8.4

Savings accounts at nonbank thrift institutions

3.0

4.3

6.7

6.1

Total member bank deposits (bank credit proxy)

- 0.7

3.4

6.1

6.2

Proxy plus Euro-dollars

- 0.7

1.9

5.8

6.8

Proxy plus Euro-dollars and other nondeposit sources

1.2

3.6

6.7

7.4

Total loans and investments of all commercial banks

2.0

2.0

4.4

1.2

L&I plus loans sold outright to affiliates and foreign branches

3.4

4.0

5.4

1.2

21.8

14.0

14.3

-37.3

Member bank deposits and related sources of funds

Commercial bank credit (month end)

Non-bank commercial paper

NOTE:

All items are averages of daily figures (with "other nondeposit sources" based on an average for the month of Wednesday data), except the commercial bank credit series, which are based on total outstanding on last Wednesday of month, and the non-bank commercial paper series, which are end-ofmonth data. All additions to the total member bank deposit series are seasonally unadjusted numbers, since data have not been available for a long enough time to make seasonal adjustments.

Prospective developments (6)

Of the three financial markets which were of concern to

the Committee in its last two meetings--the stock, bond, and commercial paper markets--pressures have abated on the first two but problems remain in the commercial paper market.

In view of the continued

pressure on profits and on liquidity in some areas, difficulties could arise in credit markets which cannot be foreseen at the moment--for example, if a large industrial or financial concern were to be forced into bankruptcy.

Thus, it would appear reasonable for the FOMC to con-

tinue to show some concern for the possible emergence of undue pressures on financial markets, although conditions at the moment do not seem to necessitate the degree of concern shown in the last two FOMC directives. In general, during the past few weeks, credit market conditions appear to have improved enough for the FOMC, if it wishes, to return to the type of emphasis on monetary aggregates that was contained in the directives issued in March and April. (7)

Of the two alternatives shown below for the second

paragraph, alternative A calls for continuing the same degree of concern with financial markets as the previous two directives.

Alterna-

tive B calls for giving more emphasis to monetary aggregates in dayto-day open market operations, while providing for modifications in case excessive pressures on financial markets develop.

Both directives

take account of the forthcoming Treasury refunding, to be announced on July 29, of $5-1/2 billion of publicly-held coupon issues maturing August 15.

Alternative A "To implement this policy,

in

view of persisting market

uncertainties and [DEL: liquidity strains] TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE FORTHCOMING TREASURY FINANCING, open market operations until the next meeting of the Committee shall continue to be conducted with a view to moderating pressures on financial markets.

To the extent compatible therewith, the bank

reserves and money market conditions maintained shall be consistent with the Committee's longer-run objective of moderate growth in money and bank credit, ALLOWING FOR taking account [DEL: and

ofthe Board's regulatory action affective June-24

some]A possible CONTINUED[DEL: consequent] shifting of credit

flows from market to banking channels." Alternative B in view of "To implement this policy, [DEL:

persisting market

uncertaintiesand liquidity strains;] THE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO PROMOTE MODERATE GROWTH IN MONEY AND BANK CREDIT OVER THE MONTHS AHEAD, ALLOWING FOR A POSSIBLE CONTINUED SHIFT OF CREDIT FLOWS FROM MARKET TO BANKING CHANNELS.

SYSTEM open market

operations until the next meeting of the Committee shall eentinue-to be conducted with a view to[DEL: moderating pressures on financial markets.

To the extent compatible therewith; the]

MAINTAINING bank reserves and money market conditions[DEL:maintained shall be consistent with THAT the committee's longer run objective],

of moderate growth in money and bank

credit;]taking account of

the FORTHCOMING TREASURY FINANCING; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT OPERATIONS SHALL BE MODIFIED AS NEEDED TO COUNTER EXCESSIVE PRESSURES IN FINANCIAL MARKETS, regulatory action

quent shifting of

SHOULD THEY DEVELOP [DEL: Board'

effective June 24 and some possible conse-

credi

flows from markets to banking channels."]

(8) Only one set of interrelationships among monetary aggregates, money market conditions, and interest rates more broadly is discussed in the analysis that follows.

This set can be considered

as consistent with either alternative A or B since, so far as the staff can judge now, money market conditions similar to those recently prevailing might be accompanied by a moderate growth in the money supply and no strong upward pressure on interest rates.

The maintenance of

money market conditions on a fairly even plane will need to condition open market operations in any event in view of the large Treasury financing that will be in the market during much of the inter-meeting period.

The practical difference between the two alternatives would

be in reactions of the Desk to misses in the aggregates.

Under

alternative B, the Desk would be freer to react--though equally subject to "even-keel" considerations as in alternative A--should the aggregates be deviating from the indicated path, or from whatever modification of it the Committee may wish to make. (9) The table below shows a growth path for monetary aggregates in which the money supply grows at a 5 per cent annual rate over the course of the third quarter and the adjusted bank credit proxy at a 14 per cent annual rate.

-10Growth of Monetary Aggregates (Daily averages, seasonally adjusted)

Adjusted Credit Proxy Annual Rate Levels of Change

Months June July August September

311.2 315.6 318.8 322.0

3rd Qtr. September 1/ over June-

7.4 17.0 12.0 12.0

14.0

Money Supply Annual Rate Levels of Change 203.7 205.6 205.9 206.2

-1.2 11.0 2.0 1.5

Total Reserves Asam l Rate Levels of Change 27.9 28.0 28.4 28.5

0.2 4.0 18.5 5.0

9.5

5.0

1/ The daily average for the quarter of the outstanding money stock in the third quarter would be 4-1/2 per cent above that for the second quarter at an annual rate. Similar figures for the first and second quarters are 2.6 and 6 per cent, respectively.

(10) The relatively rapid expansion in the adjusted bank credit proxy reflects continued sizable growth in large CD's, and hence in time deposits as a whole.

Time deposits are expected to rise at about a 30 per

cent annual rate in July, but the rate of expansion should slow down as banks work through their initial adjustment to the increased availability of short-term CD's and as the need for additional financing of commercial paper market attrition subsides.

Banks are expected to continue to

receive fairly sizable net inflows of other time and savings deposits, if their good experience during the recent midyear interest crediting period is any guide.

Over the quarter as a whole total time and savings deposits

are expected to rise at a 25 per cent annual rate, but such deposits other than large CD's may rise at only about half that pace, which would be just a little more rapidly than in the second quarter.

It is expected

-11that banks will substitute some of these expanded time deposits flows for non-deposit sources, thus probably resulting in at least some small net This contributes to the considerably slower rate of growth

pay-down.

for the credit proxy than for time deposits over the quarter. (11)

Money supply growth is likely to taper off in the period

ahead as financial markets remain generally calm and as U.S. deposits rise.

Government

The annual rate of increase in August and September is

expected to drop to around 2 per cent, reflecting in part some further adjustment in cash balances following the recent midyear surge. (12)

A weekly path for the monetary aggregates consistent with

the monthly figures is

shown below (daily average levels,

seas.

adj.

in

billions of dollars): Week ending

Adjusted Credit Proxy

Money Supply

Total Reserves

July 15 e / July 22 July 29

314.4 315.5 317.9

205.4 206.0 205.8

28.4 28.2 28.2

August 5 August 12 August 19

318.3 318.7 318.6

205.5 205.7 206.7

28.2 28.5 28.5

e/

Partly estimated. (13)

In the period ahead money market conditions are likely

to encompass a Federal funds rate generally in fairly wide 7-1/4--7-3/4 per cent range.

Increased day-to-day financing demands associated with

the forthcoming Treasury refunding,

and with the most recent Treasury tax

bill financing, will exert upward pressure on the funds rate.

It is

difficult at this point to predict bank demands for borrowings--and therefore pressures on the Federal funds market associated with any given

-12level of borrowings--in view of uncertainties afflicting the commercial paper market,

but we would expect some diminution of borrowing demands

from recent levels.

Member bank borrowings may move back closer to $1

billion, on average, with the Federal funds rate in above.

the range noted

Net borrowed reserves are likely to fluctuate around $900 million. (14)

The 3-month Treasury bill

per cent range over the next four weeks.

rate may be in

a 6-1/4--6-5/8

Over the short-run,

the bill

rate could be on the low side as a result of technical factors. bill

positions are not large and are relatively low in

Dealer In

short bills.

addition, there could be an enlarged demand for bills from holders of maturing Treasury securities who do not opt for the exchange. other hand,

the Treasury is

On the

likely to need about $4 billion of new cash

by late August or early September, some of which might be raised in the bill area, and some of which could be raised in connection with the August refunding. in

Moreover, if, as suggested in paragraph (9), growth

money and bank deposits slows as the summer progresses;

lead to diminished demand for bills.

However, should GNP turn out to

be weaker than projected for the third quarter, bill on the low side in

this may

rates could remain

reflection of reduced credit demands from other

sectors of the economy. (15)

Over the longer run--between now and early next year--we

would expect bond yields to decline significantly further as the rate of inflation moderates.

In the period immediately ahead, though, such

-13interest rates could level off or even rise a bit, in a technical reaction to the large recent yield declines and as the volume of new corporate and State and local Government securities coming to market remains large in

a period when the Treasury is

engaged in

a sizable refunding.

However, if loan demands on banks were to weaken over the next few weeks,

banks may be in

a position to place more of their funds in

securities, which could help both the Government and municipal market and lead to an improved tone for corporate offerings.

Table 1 MARGINAL RESERVE MEASURES (Dollar amounts in millions, based on period averages of daily figures) Member Period

Free reserves

Excess reserves

Banks R e s e r v e Major banks

Total

Borrowings C 1 t y O

8 N.Y.

Outside N.Y

Countr

Other

Monthly (reserves weeks ending in): -

477

359

836

131

302

149

253

February March

-

580 635

256 202

836 837

62 58

255 233

215 254

304 293

April May

844 -1,116

187 243

1,031 1,359

85 123

411 346

260 397

275 493

June July August September October November December

-1,078 -1,045 - 997 - 744 - 995 - 975 - 849

277 266 214 282 195 238 278

1,355 1,311 1,211 1,026 1,190 1,213 1,127

57 89 81 83 106 120 268

459 250 253 236 327 387 310

288 364 256 222 293 250 220

550 608 621 485 464 456 329

-

759 916 751 687 765 736

169 210 129 178 159 171

928 1,126 880 865 924 907

148 106 90 227 165 140

287 317 225 331 241 289

232 289 287 119 228 217

261 414 278 188 290 261

-

1969--January

1970--January February March April May June p

1970--Jan.

7 14 21 28

-

567 788 760 918

285 77 203 112

852 865 963 1,030

196 234 75 86

327 281 340 200

87 188 296 358

243 162 252 386

Feb.

4 11 18

-1,047 - 862 - 861

211 207 249

1,258 1,069 1,110

75 130 218

383 351 261

317 267 246

483 321 385

25

-

893

172

1,065

--

271

329

465

4 11 18 25

-

638 861 667 840

198 71 150 96

836 932 817 936

32 169 146 11

46 349 216 289

419 190 185 357

339 '2L 270 279

1 8

-

610 317

339 179

949 496

232 --

264 269

161 49

2q2 178

15 22 29

-

915 811 783

102 158 111

1,017 969 894

322 517 63

509 252 361

47 81 259

139 119 211

6 13 20 27

-

424 782 965 889

350 28 214 44

774 81n 1,179 933

93 150 332 86

248 254 310 150

220 202 243 247

21'

3 10 17

-1,029 - 721 - 390

195 136 268

1,224 857 658

269 195 --

354 238 251

262 169 188

339 255 219

24

-

799

88

887

97

313

248

229

1p 8 p 15 p

- 771 -1,235 -1,594

230 61 86

993 1,296 1,680

93 360 467

260 412 569

304 283 370

336 241 274

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

p - Preliminary.

1

o-

QA 450

Table 2 AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARYVARIABLES Retrospective Changes, Seasonally Adjusted (In per cent, annual rates based on monthly aver es ui daljI Re s S Total Reserves

Period

A ag

rve

r e g a t e b Required Reserves

Nonborrowed Reserves

Mo

total Member Bank Deposits

I

o Total

___adjusted p

liti

tI L

aL

y

ar 5

i) y

I

Currn

V

,

i

a

it ab I

s (nrrsalrc ( i bink tie, dPpsits

I y i Pt iva t IDemand P L)eposnts

source,

Annua Ily 1968 1969

+ 7.8 - 1.6

+ 6 0 - 3.0

+ 7.9 - 1.2

+ 9.0

+ 7.2

t 7.4

+ 7.1

+11

5

-

4.0

+ 2.5

+ 5 8

+

-

3

Semi -annudlly Ist Half 1969 2nd Hall 1969 1st Hale 1970

+ 0 7 - 3.9 - 0.2

- 3.7 - 2.4 + 1.8

+ 1.0 - 3 3 -

-

3.5

+4

3

+ 6 5

+ 1.7

- 4.U

-

4,6

+

4

-

- b

+ 3.4

+ 4.1

+ 8.3

Quarterly 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

+ 7.9 + 1.5 +11.5 + 9.6

+ 1.1 + 2.1 +15.0 + 5.3

+ 7.5 + 1.8 +11.5 + 9.8

+ 7.3 + 1.4 +13.6 +12.7

+ + + +

5.5 8.7 6.8 7,1

+ + + +

+ + +

-

+ + +

-

4.8

+

-

2.2 9.4

+

let 2nd 3rd 4th

1968 1968 1968 1968

Quarter 1969 Quarter 1969 Quarter 1969 Quarter 1969

Quarter 1970 nd Quarter 1970

21st

Honthly 1968--April May June July August September Oktoler November December 1I

4

-- January February March April May lune July

August

SeptI.mer October hovembtr Decembr 1971--January

February March April lay June p

p - Prelimn.r.

0.1 1.2 9.3 1.4

2.8 4.7 4.8 0 1

1.7 0 2 8.6 2.0

Credit rl'xy + huro-d lars + other n o.lep,

0.6

4.9

1.5

0.6

5

7

+ 2.9

+ 7.1

6.9 7.8 7.6 6 b

+ + + +

5.4 8.7 6.8 7.0

+ 7 6 + 3.0 +16.5 +17.3

4.1 4.5 --

+ 6.5 + 6.3 + J.6

+ + -

3.2 4.2 1.3

-

+ 0.1

+ 1.2

+ 6.2

--

+ 7.0 + 9.4

+ 2.9 + 2.8

Addendum Nonbank commercial paper

na a

n a. -

1.2

+ 3.6

5.1 3 0

-13.3

Lunds

1

+27.6

+14.0

n a. -

4.3

+31.0

--

+ 2.0

+22.4

+ 0.4 +13.8

+ 0.5 + 6.7

+13.2 +14.3

- 7.0 - 7.5 + 1.6 - 7 9+20.0 +13.1 + 0.8

+26.4 +23.8

- 2.9 + 2.5

- 0.4 + 4.0

- 2,5 + 2.6

+ 0.6 + 6.0

+ 3.8 + 4.4

- 6 9 + 2.5 + 8.8 + 7 6 +22.4 + 4.3 + 8.5 + 7 9 +12 1

- 6.9 + 0.9 +12,3 +13.8 +22.4 + 8.3 + 9 2 + 1,3 + 5.3

- 5.2 - 0.6 +11.3 + 9 4 +22.3 + 2.6 +10.4 + 8.. +10.2

-

+

+ 2.2 + 7.3 + 9 4 +22.2 + 8.8 +13.3 +11.5 +13.0

+11.0 + 9.0 + 8.9 + 8.9 + 2.5 + 2.5 +11.3 + 7.4

+ 8.7 + 8 7 + 5.7 + 8 6 + 8 5 + 2.8 411.; 5.6

+12.5 + 8.3 + 9.8 + 8.9 + 1.6 + 2.4 +11.3 + 7.2

+ 7 5 - 3.4 - 3.8 - 8.5 +19.9 - 7 6 -22 5 - 5.6 --11 7 + 9 7 + 6 3

+ 4.5 - 4.9 - 8,n -12.0 + 6.0 - 8 2 -19 3 - 2.8 + 7.7 -17 9 + 5.5 +12.1

+12 7 - 3 0 - 4.4 - 5.0 +14 3 - 8.6 -17.6 - 7 6 - 0.8 -10.4 + 9.3 + 6.9

- 3.2 - 1.2 -1.1 + 4.9 - 11.2 -10.2 -18.9 -11.3 + 1 7 - 9.2 + 9.7 --

+ + + +

6.2 3.1 3.1 7 9 1.2 4 2 1.8 1.8 -0.6 1.2 1.8

+ 2.8 + 8 3 + 8 2 1 2.7 + 8 1 8.1 + 5.4 + 8.0 - 2.6 +10.6 + 7.9 --

+ 7.1 + 1.6 + 0.8 +11.0 - 1.6 + 3.1 + 1.6 - 4.7 - 0.8 - 0.8 - 1.6 + 2.3

-10.0 - 4.7 - 0.6

+ 3.1 -12.0 -+21.3 -13.9 + 0.2

+ 7.2 -15.6 + 7.5 +25.4 -19.0 + 5.8

+ 5.0 -12.9 + 0.6 +22.2 -15.1 +0.9

- 4.2

+ 9.0

+ 5.2

+10.1

-12.4

-

8.0

-10.7

4

7.8

-15.5

-

+14.0 +16.8 - 4.5

+11.2 +10.7 + 3.

+ 7.8 4 7.7 415.1

+14.1 +10.9 --

+14.4 +22.2 +10.3

+10.6 +1t.7 - 1.2

+ 0.4 +71.3 +10.7

+ 6.2

-

4

- 2.3

+ 8.4

+ 7.4

-37.3

1

5.2

+ + + + +

5.9

1.2

+

5.8

5.0

+ 3.2

5.0

+

1

+ 3.2 + 2.6 +15 9 +17,0 +16.1 +18.3 +16.2 +16.6

-3.6 - 5.4 -18.5 -19.4 - 2.5 37 - 0.6 + 4.3 0.6

-

40.7 +11.7 +34.2

3.5

+ 3.6

5.5

+.35.7

Table 3 AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES Seasonally Adjusted (Based on monthly averages of daily figures) Reserve Aggregates Period

Monthly

Total reserve

orred Nonborrowed reserves

/

Rqu Required reserves

(In millions of do lars) I

Member Bank Deposits Supported by Reuired Reserves U.S. Gov't. Private Time demand demand member bank deposi deposits ii deposits deposits posts In b i Si on s Total

1968--January February March April May June July August September October Novesber December

26,134 26,352 26,451 26,298 26,353 26,547 26.715 27,213 27,311 27,504 27,685 27,964

25,818 25,961 25,755 25,606 25,626 25,889 26,186 26,675 26,860 27,066 27,095 27,215

25,774 25,889 26,078 25,964 25,952 26,196 26,402 26,893 26,951 27,185 27,376 27,609

275.1 277.4 278.5 277.3 277.8 279.5 281.7 286,9 289.0 292.2 295.0 298.2

1969--January February March April May June July August September October November December

28,139 28,060 27.972 27,775 28,235 28,056 27,530 27,401 27.402 27, 354 27,783 27,928

27,318 27,206 27,024 26,754 26,888 26,705 26,275 26,214 26,383 26,210 26,538 26,806

27,902 27,832 27,729 27,614 27,942 27,742 27,334 27,161 27,144 27,129 27,548 27,707

1970--January February March April Kay June p

28,001 27,722 27,723 28,216 27,890 27,894

26,966 26,615 26,782 27,350 26,916 27,047

27,823 27,523 27,536 28,046 27,692 27,713

Totl o

Comnercial Credit Prcxy + y Moy S ddendum uro-dollars + time Mony upplybnk Nonbank deposits other nondep. Private urency deand adusted comercal caer adjusted sources of demand Crrency fugs paper deposits 3 4/ 2/

d

5.4 7.1 6.7 5.2 3.7 3.9 2.7 4.8 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.2

182.6 183.3 184.2 185.1 186.8 188.2 189.6 191.0 191.4 191.8 193.6 194.8

40.6 40.7 41.1 41 .3 41.6 41.9 42.1 42.4 42.7 42.8 41.2 43.4

142.0 142.6 143.2 143.8 145.3 146.3 147.5 148.6 148.8 149.1 150.5 151.4

184.1 185.8 187.2 187.7 188.2 188.6 191.1 193.8 196.4 199.4 202.1 204.9

128.4 129.1 128.9 129.4 130.0 130.5 130.5 129.9 129.2 128.9 129.1 129.4

5.4 6.7 4.8 5.9 5.9 4.0 2.4 2.9 4.4 3.1 5.6 4.9

195.8 196.3 196.8 198.1 198.3 199.0 199.3 199.0 199.0 199.1 199.3 199.6

43.5 43.8 44.1 44.2 44.5 44.8 45.0 45.3 '45. 2 45.6 45.9 45.9

152.3 152.5 152,6 154.0 153.8 154.2 154.4 153.8 153.7 153.6 153.4 153.7

203.2 202.4 202.3 202.3 201.7 200.8 197.7 194.5 194.1 193 5 193.4 194.1

130.1 128.5 129.8 131.4 131.4 130.0

5.3 5.6 5.9 5.2 3.0 4.8

201.1

46.1 46.4 46.7 47.0 47.6 47.8

155.0 153.0 154.8 156.2 156.2 155.9

192.1 192.0 194.3 197.9 199.6 201.0

149.9 150.2 151.2 151.3 151.5 151.8 153.8 156.5 158.9 161.5 163.5 165.8

119.7 120.1 120.6 120.8 122.7 123.8 125.2 125.6 124.8 125.7 126.8 128.2

297.0 296.7 294.2 295.4 295.1 292.6 288.0 285.3 285.7 283.5 285.8 285.8

163.2 161.0 160.5 160.1 159.3 158.1 155.1 152.5 152.1 151.5 151.1 151.5

284.8 282.9 286.2 290.2 289.1 290.6

149.4 148.8 150.6 153.5 154.6 155.6

199.3 201.5 203.3 203.9 203.7

305.5 305.7

25.5 26.1 26.6 27.5 27.9 28.2 29.0

304.8 303.4 306.1 309.6 309.3 311.2

29.1 30.0 30.0 31.8 32.0 31.0

307.5 305.7 303.8 304.2 302.2

and corporations and net interbank deposits. Private demand deposits include demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, all commercial banks. of vaults the and Reserve, Federal the Treasury, Includes currency outside the commercial banks and the U.S Government, less cash items in Includes (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other than those due to domestic Reserve Banks. Federal at balances demand foreign (2) and float; Reserve process of collection and Federal Excludes Interbank and U.S. Government time deposits. Includes increases in required reserves due to changes in Regulations M and D of approximately $400 million since October 16, 1969.

Table 4 AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES Seasonally Adjusted

Member Bank Deposits Supported by Required Reserves U.S. Gov't. Private Time Total Total Nonborrowed Required demand demand member bank reserves reserves reserves deasil. deposits .dait densits .." - -Id dr . 1I dero is .-(In millions of dollars) I n b lions 27,148 I 27,791 28,115 286.2 150.6 131.6 4.0 27,137 27,939 28,009 149.7 4.7 285.0 130.6 27,048 27,918 284.8 28,061 149.2 130.3 5.3 27,685 26,682 27,837 284.0 148.6 128.7 6.8

Period

1970--Jan.

7 14 21 28

CommercialiCredit Proxy + ibank time IEuro-dollars +

Money Supply

Reserve Aggregates

Total a

I

202.5 202.5

I Private deposits |other nondep. sources of adjusted demand uirrency (funds 4/ 21 Ideposits 3 2i i

I

201.6 199.1

45.7 46.0 46.1 46.3

156.8 156.1 155.5 152.8

193.2 192.3 191.9 191.4

305.4 305.0 305.3 304.4 303.3 303.2 303.3 303.8

202.1

Feb.

4 11 18 25

27,959 27,739 27,705 27,597

26,614 26,720 26,545 26,538

27,724 27,549 27,512 27,449

282.8 282.7 282.7 283.2

148.4 148.4 148.8 149.1

128.6 127.9 128.6 128.8

5.8 6.4 5.3 5.4

199.0 198.5 199.5 199.9

46.3 46.1 46.4 46.4

152.7 152.2 153.1 153.4

191.1 191.4 192.0 192.6

Mar.

4 11 18 25

27,697 27,518 27,712 27,754

26,711 26.536 26,869 26,790

27,394 27,404 27,537 27,690

283.8 285.4 284.8 286.3

149.6 150.0 150.3 151.0

129.3 129.0 128.6 129.6

4.9 6.4 5.8 5.7

200.6 200.0 199.9 200.2

46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8

154.2 153.4 153.2 153.5

193.0 193.3 194.1 194.8

1 8 15 22 29

27,954 27,745

27,605 27,566 28,290 28,330 28,051

290.5 291.6 289.9 290.7 288.4

152.0 152.9 153.2 153.8 154.2

132.6

132.8 132.1 130.3 129.8

5.9 5.9 4.6 6.6 4.4

206.8

196.0 197.2

310.1 311.0

203.7 202.5 201.7

46.9 46.9 47.1 47.1 47.3

159.9 157.8

28.390 28,448 28 282

27,005 27,229 27.363 27,516 27,288

156.6 155.4 154.5

197.5 198.2 198.8

309.4 309.9 308.0

May

6 13 20 27

?8,481 27,696 27,965 27,504

27,710 26,876 26,754 26,559

28,101 27,652 27,702 27,424

288.9 287.8 289.3 290.2

154 3 154.3 154.7 154.7

131.4 131.2 132.4 131.3

3.2 2.3 2.2 4.2

203.9 203.5 205.1 201 h

47.5 47.6 47.6 47 6

156.4 155.9 157.5 156 2

199.1 199.2 199.7 199.9

June

3 10 17 24

27,888 27,917 28,002 27,645

26,702 27,028 27,419 26,870

27,602 27,714 27,744 27,659

290.1 289.9 290.3 289.9

155,0 155.3 155.4 155.6

132.1 130.5 129.8 128.8

3.0 4.1

204.0 20J.4 203.9 202.1

47.6 47.7 47.8 47.8

156.4 155.7 156.0 154.3

200.0 200.5 200.7 201.0

309.0 307.9 S309.5 S10.6 310.8 310.6 311.1 310.5

31.7 32.1 32.0 32.3 32.1 32,4 31.7 32.0

I 8 15

28,034 27,674 27,836

27,016 26,389 26,266

27,794 27,654 27,902

291.5 294.3 294.6

156.7 158.5 159.7

129.5 131.8 131.1

5.3

204.5 205,6 205.4

47.8 48.1 48.2

156.6 157.5 157.2

202.3 204.5 205.9

S312.2 314.2 314.4

29.9 30.0 n.a.

Apr.

July

i

I

I

204.7

5.1 5.5 4.0 3.8 I

,

_I

1

304.1 305.2

304.8 306.3

i

p - Preliminary. corporations and net interbank deposits. Private demand deposits include demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and banks. commercial all of vaults the and Reserve, Includes currency outside the Treasury, the Federal domestic commercial banks and the U.S Government, less cash items in Includes (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other than those due to at Federal Reserve Banks. blances demand foreign (2) and float, Reserve process of collection and Federal 4/ Excludes interbank and U.S. Government time deposits Weekly nonbank commercial paper are not seasonally adjusted. 5/ n.e. - Not available. 1/ 2/ 3/

Addendum- 5/ Nonbank commercial paper

Table 5 SOURCE OF FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT Retrospective Changes (Dollar amounts in millions of dollars, based on weekly averages of daily figures) _

_

Period

_

Total Federal Reserve credit (Rrl. .Ec floatr fla )

U.S.

_

Government securities

Total hnli

Federal Agency

Repurchase c sp

RBl11

IL

+2,143 ( +4,279 (

--- Othhor

Ote

311E

noreem

nts

SC-Iirt,

r

.

Bankers' ceg-e es e tn

ac

IXw

Member banks bo

i

EX

'eb.

968 (12/27/67 - 12/25/68) 1969 (12/25/68 - 12/31/69)

+3,757 +5,539

+3,298 +5,192

+

21 206

+

S .3 67

+

52 35

+ -

30 296

-

28 43

+

1 - 33 - 4

252 13 102 67

(+ 181) ( -) ) ( -(56)

+ + -

330 104 454 454

+ +

51 30 55 - 20

+

24 S 6 + 44 S 41

228 189 41 45

44) 82) 182) 71)

-

226

-

56

+ -

89 82

+

37 S31

S 26 2 8 S 7

229 96 115 119

71) ) ) ) )

+ + +

225 182 214 134 108

+ +

34 37 24 14 6

+

18 8 32 28 16

13 453 521 48 75

43 - 62 + 36 S36

+

6 S 38 + 19 23

120 36 369 246

2 S 14

291 367 199 229

5 1 63

106 303 384

)

+1,176 + 707

+

514

+

245

ieekly: 1970--Jan.

7 14

- 423 -1,042

21 28

+ -

41 671

144 979 57 738

-

174 683 57 738 9 10 22 56

(((+ (-

Feb.

4 11 18 25

+ + -

642 319 616 616

339 94 476 510

+ + + -

Mar.

4 11 18 25

+

324 213 532 82

13 307 602 163

+ + -

213 307 513 81

1 8 15 22 29

+ + + -

179 720 947 222 17

114 222 370 132 36

+ + -

111 (+ 40 ( 156 ( 2( 72 (

Apr.

,118 195 88 359

+1,154 + 397 S 50 - 221

May

6 13 20 27

+1,047 + 131 + 512 - 664

June

3 10 17 24

+ + -

639 213 224 449

326 158 453 678

+ + + -

July

I p 8p 15 p

+ 546 + 231 +1,178

445 73 632

+ -

255 143 539 678

(-

((+ (-

( ( ( (

41) 245) 286) 181)

---------

°-

+

36

) ) ) )

+ -

445 (+ 145) 73 ( -) -( -)

+

.1___________

Figures in parenthesis reflect reserve effect of matth sale-purchase aggrement. Preliminary.

+

202 138 138

+ +

( -) ) ( -) ( -(145)

_____________

-

L ___________

+

71 15 86

+

632

j

22 6 - 16

99

+

+ +

+

+ +

Cite this document
APA
Federal Reserve (1970, July 20). Bluebook. Bluebooks, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/bluebook_19700721
BibTeX
@misc{wtfs_bluebook_19700721,
  author = {Federal Reserve},
  title = {Bluebook},
  year = {1970},
  month = {Jul},
  howpublished = {Bluebooks, Federal Reserve},
  url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/bluebook_19700721},
  note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}