Broad money growth continues to slow but, given the rebound in long-term interest rates over the past six months, we suspect that moderation reflects a waning speculative demand for money and is not a signal that the economic recovery is in peril. The annual growth rate of our M3 measure slowed to 4.6% in December.
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