Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record High as Domestic Bank Depos Surge To Pre-SVB Levels
Amid all the volatility of the last few weeks in stocks, money markets have seen a constant inflow of funds (six straight weeks) with the last week adding $23.4BN to total MM fund AUM to a new record high of $6.324TN...
Source: Bloomberg
That is $188BN of inflow in six weeks - the biggest since the turn of the year seasonal flows.
At the same time, US banks saw almost $53BN of deposit inflows in the week-ending 09/04, pushing total (seasonally-adjusted) deposits to their highest since before the SVB collapse...
Source: Bloomberg
On a non-seasonally-adjusted basis, US bank deposits soared $118BN last week - also back to its highest sine SVB...
Source: Bloomberg
Excluding foreign deposits, domestic bank deposits soared on both an SA (+$60BN) and NSA (+$137BN) basis...
Source: Bloomberg
...back above pre-SVB crisis levels...
Source: Bloomberg
After last week's crash, domestic bank loan volumes rebounded modestly....
Source: Bloomberg
Finally, while US bank reserves at The fed have been trending lower, US equity market cap has stalled (at record highs)...
Source: Bloomberg
Which is more likely? A collapse back to reality for stocks (hard landing) or a huge sudden surge in reserves at The Fed?