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

Release for week ended: October 18, 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                           Oct 17     Oct 10      Oct 17

Reserve Bank credit:                         4,139,218      2,214  4,136,254

 Securities held outright                    3,979,407        998  3,976,763

  US Treasury (1)                            2,294,238         16  2,294,245

   Bills (2)                                       100          0        100

   Notes and bonds, nominal (2)              2,156,595          0  2,156,595

   Notes and bonds, infl-index (2)             115,579          0    115,579

   Inflation compensation (3)                   21,964         16     21,971

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

 Mortgage-based securities                   1,682,760        982  1,680,109

 Unamortized premiums on outright sec          144,312       -245    144,137

 Unamortized discounts on outright sec         -13,613         25    -13,602

 Repurchase agreements (4)                           0          0          0

 Other loans to institutions                       192        -25        209

  Primary credit                                     8          5         10

  Secondary credit                                   0          0          0

  Seasonal credit                                  184        -30        199

  Other credit extensions                            0          0          0

 Net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane (5)           7          0          7

 Float                                            -230        -30       -173

Central Bank liquidity swaps (13)                   89         -1         89

 Other Federal Reserve assets                   29,054       1492     28,824

 Foreign currency denominated assets            20,929        162     20,889

Gold stock                                      11,041          0     11,041

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

Treasury currency outstanding (6)               49,801         14     49,801

Total factors supplying

 reserve funds                               4,226,189      2,390  4,223,185

Currency in circulation (6)                  1,691,232       -682  1,691,479

Reverse repo agreements (7)                    219,254     -4,036    220,377

 Foreign official, intl accounts               218,411     -2,835    220,203

 Others                                            843     -1,201        174

Treasury cash holdings                             227          6        230

Deposits with Fed other than reserves          416,922     18,707    435,098

 Term Deposits Held By Institutions                  0          0          0

 U.S. Treasury, general account                332,923      8,202    360,638

 Foreign official                                5,256         -1      5,256

 Other                                          78,743     10,505     69,204

Other liabilities and capital (8)               45,020        -75     44,383

Total factors, other than reserve

 balances, absorbing reserve funds           2,372,655     13,921  2,391,567

Reserve balances with

  Federal Reserve banks (7)                  1,853,533    -11,532  1,831,618

                                           Daily average:

                                             Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday   Chg from

                                                Oct 17     Oct 10     Oct 17     Oct 10

Mktable securities held in custody

 for foreign offl and intl accounts          3,433,377    -11,032  3,433,740     -5,752

   Total includes:

                             U.S. Treasury   3,058,815    -10,702  3,059,426     -4,788

                            Federal Agency     307,576        663    307,606        693

                     Other Securities (14)      66,986       -993     66,708     -1,657

                Securities Lent To Dealers      16,978     -1,462     15,522     -2,751

                    Overnight Facility (9)      16,978     -1,462     15,522     -2,751

                  U.S. Treasury Seucrities      16,978     -1,462     15,522     -2,751

                    Agency Debt Securities           0          0          0          0

                                            Wednesday   Chg from  Wednesday

                                                Oct 17     Oct 10     Oct 10

Mortgage-backed Securities Held Outright     1,680,109     -1,669  1,681,778

 Commitments to buy MBS                          4,281     -3,106      7,387

 Commitments to sell MBS                             0          0          0

Maiden Lane Net Portfolio Holdings                   7          0          7

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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