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

Release for week ended: October 24, 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 24     Oct 17      Oct 24

Reserve Bank credit:                         4,136,629     -2,589  4,134,059

 Securities held outright                    3,976,229     -3,178  3,973,580

  US Treasury (1)                            2,294,215        -23  2,294,215

   Bills (2)                                        60        -40         53

   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)                   21,982         18     21,988

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

 Mortgage-based securities                   1,679,605     -3,155  1,676,956

 Unamortized premiums on outright sec          143,925       -387    143,722

 Unamortized discounts on outright sec         -13,583         30    -13,572

 Repurchase agreements (4)                           0          0          0

 Other loans to institutions                       202         10        234

  Primary credit                                    16          8         48

  Secondary credit                                   0          0          0

  Seasonal credit                                  186          2        186

  Other credit extensions                            0          0          0

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

 Float                                            -143         87       -203

Central Bank liquidity swaps (13)                   80         -9         80

 Other Federal Reserve assets                   29,911        857     30,211

 Foreign currency denominated assets            20,808       -121     20,698

Gold stock                                      11,041          0     11,041

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

Treasury currency outstanding (6)               49,815         14     49,815

Total factors supplying

 reserve funds                               4,223,494     -2,695  4,220,813

Currency in circulation (6)                  1,689,831      -1401  1,690,508

Reverse repo agreements (7)                    227,887      8,633    225,937

 Foreign official, intl accounts               222,724      4,313    219,493

 Others                                          5,162      4,319      6,444

Treasury cash holdings                             230          3        230

Deposits with Fed other than reserves          442,539     25,617    434,191

 Term Deposits Held By Institutions                  0          0          0

 U.S. Treasury, general account                369,576     36,653    360,681

 Foreign official                                5,256          0      5,256

 Other                                          67,707    -11,036     68,254

Other liabilities and capital (8)               45,398        378     44,938

Total factors, other than reserve

 balances, absorbing reserve funds           2,405,885     33,230  2,395,804

Reserve balances with

  Federal Reserve banks (7)                  1,817,608    -35,925  1,825,009

                                           Daily average:

                                             Wk ended   Chg from  Wednesday   Chg from

                                                Oct 24     Oct 17     Oct 24     Oct 17

Mktable securities held in custody

 for foreign offl and intl accounts          3,434,257        880  3,427,918     -5,822

   Total includes:

                             U.S. Treasury   3,060,660      1,845  3,055,616     -3,810

                            Federal Agency     307,060       -516    305,631     -1,975

                     Other Securities (14)      66,537       -449     66,672        -36

                Securities Lent To Dealers      15,375     -1,603     16,125        603

                    Overnight Facility (9)      15,375     -1,603     16,125        603

                  U.S. Treasury Seucrities      15,375     -1,603     16,125        603

                    Agency Debt Securities           0          0          0          0

                                            Wednesday   Chg from  Wednesday

                                                Oct 24     Oct 17     Oct 17

Mortgage-backed Securities Held Outright     1,676,956     -3,153  1,680,109

 Commitments to buy MBS                          2,862     -1,419      4,281

 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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