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

Release for week ended: March 21, 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 21     Mar 14      Mar 21

Reserve Bank credit:                         4,361,534      2,113  4,360,723

 Securities held outright                    4,193,059      1,718  4,192,285

  US Treasury (1)                            2,424,664        160  2,424,723

   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)                   19,559        160     19,618

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

 Mortgage-based securities                   1,764,005      1,559  1,763,171

 Unamortized premiums on outright sec          155,314       -366    155,105

 Unamortized discounts on outright sec         -14,063         22    -14,054

 Repurchase agreements (4)                           0          0          0

 Other loans to institutions                        16          6         14

  Primary credit                                     5          3          0

  Secondary credit                                   0          0          0

  Seasonal credit                                   11          2         14

  Other credit extensions                            0          0          0

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

 Float                                            -153         36       -152

Central Bank liquidity swaps (13)                   77         13         77

 Other Federal Reserve assets                   25,576        684     25,741

 Foreign currency denominated assets            22,201        -21     22,163

Gold stock                                      11,041          0     11,041

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

Treasury currency outstanding (6)               49,535         14     49,535

Total factors supplying

 reserve funds                               4,449,512      2,106  4,448,663

Currency in circulation (6)                  1,634,202        876  1,634,754

Reverse repo agreements (7)                    241,746     15,419    249,149

 Foreign official, intl accounts               231,040      8,369    228,563

 Others                                         10,706      7,050     20,586

Treasury cash holdings                             316          0        317

Deposits with Fed other than reserves          404,185     67,823    385,095

 Term Deposits Held By Institutions                  0          0          0

 U.S. Treasury, general account                316,454     66,525    298,973

 Foreign official                                5,254          0      5,254

 Other                                          82,477      1,299     80,867

Other liabilities and capital (8)               45,476       -770     44,280

Total factors, other than reserve

 balances, absorbing reserve funds           2,325,925     83,349  2,313,595

Reserve balances with

  Federal Reserve banks (7)                  2,123,587    -81,242  2,135,068

                                     Daily average:

                                       Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday   Chg from

                                          Mar 21     Mar 14     Mar 21     Mar 14

Mktable securities held in custody

 for foreign offl and intl accounts    3,440,035    -12,171  3,444,637     -4,751

   Total includes:

                       U.S. Treasury   3,097,467    -11,595  3,092,098    -16,662

                      Federal Agency     263,136        644    273,104     13,066

               Other Securities (14)      79,432      -1220     79,435     -1,155

          Securities Lent To Dealers      22,700      -1735     25,940      2,198

              Overnight Facility (9)      22,700      -1735     25,940      2,198

            U.S. Treasury Seucrities      22,700      -1735     25,940      2,198

              Agency Debt Securities           0          0          0          0

                                            Wednesday   Chg from  Wednesday

                                                Mar 21     Mar 14     Mar 14

Mortgage-backed Securities Held Outright     1,763,171     -5,417  1,768,588

 Commitments to buy MBS                          9,090     -2,577     11,667

 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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