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

Release for week ended: August 15, 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                           Aug 30     Aug 22      Aug 30

Reserve Bank credit:                         4,185,664     -4,195  4,179,238

 Securities held outright                    4,029,546     -4,656  4,024,004

  US Treasury (1)                            2,324,571         63  2,324,589

   Bills (2)                                       100         14        100

   Notes and bonds, nominal (2)              2,188,006          0  2,188,006

   Notes and bonds, infl-index (2)             114,592          0    114,592

   Inflation compensation (3)                   21,873         49     21,891

  Federal agency (2)                             2,409          0      2,409

 Mortgage-based securities                   1,702,566     -4,719  1,697,006

 Unamortized premiums on outright sec          146,784       -444    146,528

 Unamortized discounts on outright sec         -13,796         30    -13,785

 Repurchase agreements (4)                           0          0          0

 Other loans to institutions                       293          8        311

  Primary credit                                    24        -12         39

  Secondary credit                                   0          0          0

  Seasonal credit                                  270         22        272

  Other credit extensions                            0          0          0

 Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane (5)       1,720          1      1,718

 Float                                            -216        -49       -498

Central Bank liquidity swaps (13)                   92         24         92

 Other Federal Reserve assets                   21,242        892     20,868

 Foreign currency denominated assets            21,085        158     21,098

Gold stock                                      11,041          0     11,041

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

Treasury currency outstanding (6)               49,729         14     49,729

Total factors supplying

 reserve funds                               4,272,718     -4,024  4,266,306

Currency in circulation (6)                  1,676,374      2,646  1,681,023

Reverse repo agreements (7)                    242,238     -6,772    232,432

 Foreign official, intl accounts               239,429     -7,178    231,592

 Others                                          2,809        406        840

Treasury cash holdings                             216         -3        211

Deposits with Fed other than reserves          424,452     -1,561    427,249

 Term Deposits Held By Institutions              2,487      2,487      2,487

 U.S. Treasury, general account                342,543     -5,850    345,255

 Foreign official                                5,256        -18      5,257

 Other                                          74,165      1,819     74,251

Other liabilities and capital (8)               45,515        996     44,883

Total factors, other than reserve

 balances, absorbing reserve funds           2,388,794     -4,694  2,385,799

Reserve balances with

  Federal Reserve banks (7)                  1,883,924        670  1,880,507

                                           Daily average:

                                             Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday   Chg from

                                                Aug 30     Aug 22     Aug 30     Aug 22

Mktable securities held in custody

 for foreign offl and intl accounts          3,429,056       -787  3,419,272     -8,705

   Total includes:

                             U.S. Treasury   3,059,869        662  3,050,312     -7,997

                            Federal Agency     298,729       -926    298,658        -49

                     Other Securities (14)      70,458       -524     70,302       -659

                Securities Lent To Dealers      17,992      3,781     19,631      3,805

                    Overnight Facility (9)      17,992      3,781     19,631      3,805

                  U.S. Treasury Seucrities      17,992      3,781     19,631      3,805

                    Agency Debt Securities           0          0          0          0

                                            Wednesday   Chg from  Wednesday

                                                Aug 30     Aug 22     Aug 22

Mortgage-backed Securities Held Outright     1,697,006     -9,725  1,706,731

 Commitments to buy MBS                          5,924        979      4,945

 Commitments to sell MBS                            15          0         15

Maiden Lane Net Portfolio Holdings               1,718         -2      1,720

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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