M2 is a measure of the US money supply compiled weekly and monthly by the Federal Reserve, comprising M1 (physical currency in circulation plus demand deposits and other checkable deposits) together with savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits and retail money market mutual fund balances, representing money that is readily accessible for spending though somewhat less liquid than M1 alone. Economists and central bankers have long debated how tightly money-supply growth is linked to future inflation, a relationship at the center of monetarist economic theory, and M2 growth drew particular public attention after its unusually sharp expansion during the 2020-2021 pandemic stimulus period preceded the inflation surge that followed.
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In macroeconomics, money supply refers to the total volume of money held by the public at a particular point in time. There are several ways to define "money", but standard measures usually include currency in circulation and demand deposits. Empirical money supply measures are usually named M1, M2, M3, etc., according to how wide a definition of money they embrace.
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M2 is a measure of the US money supply compiled weekly and monthly by the Federal Reserve, comprising M1 (physical currency in circulation plus demand deposits and other checkable deposits) together with savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits and retail money market mutual fund balances, representing money that is readily accessible for spending though somewhat less liquid than M1 alone.
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