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U.S. M-2 money supply rose $11.6 bln Jan 19 week Thursday January 29, 4:30 pm ET NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply rose by $11.6 billion in the January 19 week to $6,066.7 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $6,058.4 billion vs. $6,058.1 billion in the previous week. Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports: . One week ended January 19 (billions dlrs) . Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,288.2 up.....17.3 vs 1,270.9.....1,255.2 M-2....6,066.7 up.....11.6...

U.S. M-2 money supply rose $12.4 bln Jan 12 week Thursday January 22, 4:31 pm ET NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply rose by $12.4 billion in the January 12 week to $6,030.7 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $6,026.9 billion vs $6,032.8 billion in the previous week. Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports: One week ended January 12 (billions dlrs) Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,255.2 down...31.4 vs 1,286.6.....1,286.4 M-2....6,030.7 up.....12.4 vs 6,018.3.....6,018.0...

A big drop in bond yields offered little encouragement for a tired stock market. For the week, the Dow and S&P500 posted slight declines. The Utilities were about unchanged, while the “defensive” Morgan Stanley Consumer index added 1%. Economically sensitive issues gave up some ground, as the Transports dipped 2% and the Morgan Stanley Cyclical index declined 1%. The broader market reversed recent strong relative performance, with the small cap Russell 2000 declining 2%. The S&P400 Mid-cap index was unchanged. The technology sector suffered mild declines. The NASDAQ100, Morgan Stanley High Tech, and The Street.com Internet indices declined 2%....

Sitting on a String by Gary North Something very strange is going on. It has been going on since August. The U.S. money supply is shrinking. Consider the charts published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis FED has been diligent for decades in making available charts and tables regarding the money supply, as well as other key statistics. I trust the long-term consistency of this information. If you will see for yourself what is going on, you will be able to understand this report with less confusion, meaning your confusion will stay even with mine....

U.S. M-2 money supply fell $5.5 bln Jan 5 week Thursday January 15, 4:41 pm ET NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply fell by $5.5 billion in the January 5 week to $6,018.0 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $6,032.6 billion vs $6,041.1 billion in the previous week. Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports: One week ended January 5 (billions dlrs) Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,286.4 down....3.4 vs 1,289.8.....1,289.8 M-2....6,018.0 down....5.5 vs 6,023.5.....6,023.2...

U.S. M-2 money supply fell $11.1 bln Dec 29 week Thursday January 8, 4:31 pm ET NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply fell by $11.1 billion in the December 29 week to $6,023.2 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $6,040.8 billion vs $6,048.7 billion in the previous week. Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports: . One week ended December 29 (billions dlrs) . Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,289.8 up......1.8 vs 1,288.0.....1,288.2 M-2....6,023.2 down...11.1...

U.S. M-2 money supply fell $20.3 bln Dec 22 week Friday January 2, 4:29 pm ET NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply fell by $20.3 billion in the Dec. 22 week to $6.034.5 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Friday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $6,049.0 billion vs $6.055.0 billion in the previous week. Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports: . One week ended December 22 (billions dlrs) . Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,288.2 down....1.8 vs 1,290.0.....1,290.0 M-2....6,034.5 down...20.3...