US Data: H.4.1 - Factors Affecting Reserve Bals of Dep Insts>

Release for week ended: February 28, 2018

Source: Federal Reserve H.4.1

Amounts in millions of U.S. dollars

*Calculation by Market News International

                                           Daily average:

Reserve Bank credit, related items           Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday

and reserve balances                           Feb 28     Feb 21      Feb 28

Reserve Bank credit:                         4,366,093     -3,060  4,352,250

 Securities held outright                    4,200,714     -2,999  4,188,604

  US Treasury (1)                            2,431,015     -1,056  2,424,242

   Bills (2)                                         0          0          0

   Notes and bonds, nominal (2)              2,302,129     -1,374  2,293,885

   Notes and bonds, infl-index (2)             109,743        330    111,220

   Inflation compensation (3)                   19,143        -12     19,137

  Federal agency (2)                             4,391          0      4,391

 Mortgage-based securities                   1,765,308     -1,942  1,759,972

 Unamortized premiums on outright sec          156,309       -396    156,044

 Unamortized discounts on outright sec         -14,093         21    -14,128

 Repurchase agreements (4)                           0          0          0

 Other loans to institutions                        23          0         27

  Primary credit                                     8          1         13

  Secondary credit                                   0          0          0

  Seasonal credit                                   14         -2         14

  Other credit extensions                            0          0          0

 Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane (5)       1,710         -5      1,708

 Float                                            -371       -232       -807

Central Bank liquidity swaps (13)                   72          5         72

 Other Federal Reserve assets                   21,731        547     20,729

 Foreign currency denominated assets            22,136       -173     22,089

Gold stock                                      11,041          0     11,041

S.D.R. certificate account                       5,200          0      5,200

Treasury currency outstanding (6)               49,493         14     49,493

Total factors supplying

 reserve funds                               4,453,964     -3,218  4,440,074

Currency in circulation (6)                  1,623,177      3,820  1,627,259

Reverse repo agreements (7)                    255,334     -3,168    277,458

 Foreign official, intl accounts               232,828     -1,531    232,948

 Others                                         22,506     -1,638     44,510

Treasury cash holdings                             295         14        304

Deposits with Fed other than reserves          297,149    -10,933    281,688

 Term Deposits Held By Institutions                  0          0          0

 U.S. Treasury, general account                202,620    -12,057    199,390

 Foreign official                                5,254          0      5,255

 Other                                          89,275      1,124     77,043

Other liabilities and capital (8)               45,062     -2,518     45,057

Total factors, other than reserve

 balances, absorbing reserve funds           2,221,017    -12,785  2,231,766

Reserve balances with

  Federal Reserve banks (7)                  2,232,947      9,567  2,208,308

                                     Daily average:

                                       Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday   Chg from

                                          Feb 28     Feb 21     Feb 28     Feb 21

Mktable securities held in custody

 for foreign offl and intl accounts    3,418,332      5,881  3,423,019      7,327

   Total includes:

                       U.S. Treasury   3,074,405      4,703  3,078,504      6,100

                      Federal Agency     263,472      1,366    264,291      1,644

               Other Securities (14)      80,455       -188     80,223       -418

          Securities Lent To Dealers      26,485       -405     25,925       -587

              Overnight Facility (9)      26,485       -405     25,925       -587

            U.S. Treasury Seucrities      26,485       -405     25,925       -587

              Agency Debt Securities           0          0          0          0

                                            Wednesday   Chg from  Wednesday

                                                Feb 28     Feb 21     Feb 21

Mortgage-backed Securities Held Outright     1,759,972     -9,326  1,769,298

 Commitments to buy MBS                         13,714      2,968     10,746

 Commitments to sell MBS                             0          0          0

Maiden Lane Net Portfolio Holdings               1,708         -2      1,710

Notes:

(1) Including securities lent to dealers under the overnight

and term securities lending facilities.

(2) Face value of the securities.

(3) Compensation that adjusts for effects of inflation on the original face

value of inflation-indexed securities.

(4) Cash value of agreements collateralized by U.S. government and federal

agency securities.

(5) Fair value.

(6) Estimated.

(7) Cash value of agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.

(8) Includes the liability for earnings remittances due to the U.S. Treasury.

(9)Fully collateralized by other U.S. Treasury Securities

(10)Fully collateralized by other U.S. Treasury Securities, federal agency securities

and highly rated non-agency MBS.

(11)Includes credit extended through the PDCF and credit extended to

certain other broker-dealers.

(12)Reflects extensions of credit to banks to finance purchases of high-quality

asset-backed commercial paper from money market mutual funds.

(13)Pending the closing of the recapitalization plan announced by AIG on

September 30, 2010, the case proceeds from the dispostion of certain AIG

assets will be held by the FRBNY as agent.

(14)Includes nonmarketable US Treasury securities, supranationals

corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and commercial paper

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