M2
Definition
One measure of the money supply that includes M1, plus savings and small time deposits, overnight repos at commercial banks, and non-institutional money market accounts. A key economic indicator used to forecast inflation.
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M3, broad money
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monetary aggregates, leading indicators, money supply
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