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

Release for week ended: March 14, 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                           Mar 14      Mar 7      Mar 14

Reserve Bank credit:                         4,359,421      5,094  4,366,514

 Securities held outright                    4,191,341      2,616  4,197,541

  US Treasury (1)                            2,424,504        161  2,424,562

   Bills (2)                                         0          0          0

   Notes and bonds, nominal (2)              2,293,885          0  2,293,885

   Notes and bonds, infl-index (2)             111,220          0    111,220

   Inflation compensation (3)                   19,399        161     19,457

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

 Mortgage-based securities                   1,762,446      2,455  1,768,588

 Unamortized premiums on outright sec          155,680       -198    155,674

 Unamortized discounts on outright sec         -14,085         26    -14,080

 Repurchase agreements (4)                           0          0          0

 Other loans to institutions                        10         -3         15

  Primary credit                                     2         -1          4

  Secondary credit                                   0          0          0

  Seasonal credit                                    9         -1         11

  Other credit extensions                            0          0          0

 Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane (5)       1,708          0      1,708

 Float                                            -189         96       -280

Central Bank liquidity swaps (13)                   64         -1         64

 Other Federal Reserve assets                   24,892       2559     25,871

 Foreign currency denominated assets            22,222        -47     22,276

Gold stock                                      11,041          0     11,041

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

Treasury currency outstanding (6)               49,521         14     49,521

Total factors supplying

 reserve funds                               4,447,406      5,061  4,454,552

Currency in circulation (6)                  1,633,326      3,802  1,634,992

Reverse repo agreements (7)                    226,327    -11,112    237,279

 Foreign official, intl accounts               222,671       -198    232,309

 Others                                          3,656    -10,914      4,970

Treasury cash holdings                             316         10        316

Deposits with Fed other than reserves          336,362     58,577    346,122

 Term Deposits Held By Institutions                  0          0          0

 U.S. Treasury, general account                249,929     54,858    236,160

 Foreign official                                5,254         -1      5,254

 Other                                          81,178      3,719    104,707

Other liabilities and capital (8)               46,246        970     45,701

Total factors, other than reserve

 balances, absorbing reserve funds           2,242,576     52,247  2,264,410

Reserve balances with

  Federal Reserve banks (7)                  2,204,829    -47,187  2,190,143

                                     Daily average:

                                       Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday   Chg from

                                          Mar 14      Mar 7     Mar 14      Mar 7

Mktable securities held in custody

 for foreign offl and intl accounts    3,452,206     11,827  3,449,388      3,663

   Total includes:

                       U.S. Treasury   3,109,062     13,425  3,108,760      7,286

                      Federal Agency     262,492     -1,703    260,038     -3,557

               Other Securities (14)      80,652        104     80,590        -67

          Securities Lent To Dealers      24,435      -2173     23,742     -1,394

              Overnight Facility (9)      24,435      -2173     23,742     -1,394

            U.S. Treasury Seucrities      24,435      -2173     23,742     -1,394

              Agency Debt Securities           0          0          0          0

                                            Wednesday   Chg from  Wednesday

                                                Mar 14      Mar 7      Mar 7

Mortgage-backed Securities Held Outright     1,768,588      8,597  1,759,991

 Commitments to buy MBS                         11,667     -5,402     17,069

 Commitments to sell MBS                             0          0          0

Maiden Lane Net Portfolio Holdings               1,708          0      1,708

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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