[pacerwpg]

> Before May 2020, M2 consists of M1 plus (1) savings deposits (including money market deposit accounts); (2) small-denomination time deposits (time deposits in amounts of less than $100,000) less individual retirement account (IRA) and Keogh balances at depository institutions; and (3) balances in retail money market funds (MMFs) less IRA and Keogh balances at MMFs.

> Beginning May 2020, M2 consists of M1 plus (1) small-denomination time deposits (time deposits in amounts of less than $100,000) less IRA and Keogh balances at depository institutions; and (2) balances in retail MMFs less IRA and Keogh balances at MMFs. Seasonally adjusted M2 is constructed by summing savings deposits (before May 2020), small-denomination time deposits, and retail MMFs, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M1.

> For more information on the H.6 release changes and the regulatory amendment that led to the creation of the other liquid deposits component and its inclusion in the M1 monetary aggregate, see the H.6 announcements and Technical Q&As posted on December 17, 2020.

Source for the additional information is the link in your post.

[michael1999]

Oh. So the discontinuity is an artifact of the change in the series.

Once the discontinuity ages out (June 2021), M2 is still running 13% over a year prior. That's historically high, but not so much higher than the 10% back in 2003, 2008, and 2012.

Thank you. That makes much more sense.

[pacerwpg]

It's a shame there isn't a normalized chart available. It makes a concerning situation very hard to read.

[michael1999]

It is hard to resist suspicion of the timing.