Election Week Saw Huge Money-Market Fund Inflows, Bank Deposits Rise, Loan Volumes Shrink


Person Holding Blue and Clear Ballpoint PenImage Source: PexelsMoney market funds saw massive inflows for the second straight week (+$81.6BN), pushing the total assets under management to a new record high of $6.66TNSource: BloombergAnd while MM funds surged, total US bank deposits dropped modestly (-$7.5BN on a seasonally-adjusted basis)…Source: BloombergThough interestingly, on a non-seasonally-adjusted basis, total deposits rose by a modest $3.7BN during the week ending 11/6 (which included the election)…Source: BloombergExcluding foreign deposits, US banks saw domestic deposits rise on both an SA (+$12BN) and NSA (+$16.7BN) basis…Source: BloombergLoan volumes shrank significantly during election week…Source: BloombergFinally, the decoupling between bank reserves at The Fed and the total US equity market capitalization has reached an extreme…Source: BloombergWith liquidity being drawn down from The Fed’s reverse repo facility at a pace, we wonder how long that spread can be maintained.More By This Author:US Retail Sales ‘Control Group’ Unexpectedly Tumbled In October After Huge ‘Seasonal Adjustment’
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