For reference purposes, below are four charts depicting growth in the money supply.
The first shows the MZM (Money Zero Maturity), defined in FRED as the following:
M2 less small-denomination time deposits plus institutional money funds.
Money Zero Maturity is calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Here is the “MZM Money Stock” (seasonally adjusted) chart, last updated on 9-25-14, depicting data through August 2014, with value $12,673.8 Billion:
Here is the “MZM Money Stock” chart on a “Percent Change From Year Ago” basis:
Data Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; accessed September 29, 2014:
https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/MZMSL
The two charts below show M2, defined in FRED as the following:
M2 includes a broader set of financial assets held principally by households. M2 consists of M1 plus: (1) savings deposits (which include money market deposit accounts, or MMDAs); (2) small-denomination time deposits (time deposits in amounts of less than $100,000); and (3) balances in retail money market mutual funds (MMMFs). Seasonally adjusted M2 is computed by summing savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits, and retail MMMFs, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M1.
Here is the “M2 Money Stock” (seasonally adjusted) chart, last updated on 9-25-14, depicting data through August 2014, with value $11,460.0 Billion:
Here is the “M2 Money Stock” chart on a “Percent Change From Year Ago” basis:
Data Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; accessed September 29, 2014:
https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/M2SL
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
SPX at 1965.64 as this post is written