Today the Federal Reserve released its weekly balance sheet:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/...
The liability side of the balance sheet comprises the monetary base, which is currency and deposits held in reserve by various entities with Federal Reserve banking system.
Today's balance sheet shows an increase of $372 billion in Fed liabilities since October 3, 2007, when they totalled $902 billion. Now they total $1,361 billion, representing a huge, unprecedented increase of 41 percent. The increase since just last week alone, September 24, is $191 billion.
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