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Ahead Of Stress-Tests, Banks Saw Big (Adjusted) Deposit Inflows, But...

Money market funds saw modest inflows last week (up around $5BN) as bank deposits (NSA) saw $25.7BN outflows...

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

However, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, total bank deposits rose by $38BN last week to their highest since SVB's collapse...

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

And, excluding foreign deposits, domestic banks saw seasonally-adjusted deposits rise $57.7BN (large banks +$55.5, small banks +$2.2BN), while on an NSA basis, domestic deposits tumbles $4.3BN (large banks +8.4BN, small banks -$12.7BN)...

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

On the other side of the ledger, loan volumes increased on the week, driven by a $11.8BN rise at small banks (while large banks saw loan volumes shrink by $255MM), which is weird given the massive SA rise in large bank deposits....

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

Usage of The Fed's Reverse Repo facility soared across quarter-/month-end (as it tends to do)...

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

Finally, US equity market capitalization remains drastically decoupled from its historically tight relationship with bank reserves at The Fed...

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

But globally, central bank balance sheet shrinkage continues as stocks soar...

ahead of stress tests banks saw big adjusted deposit inflows but

Source: Bloomberg

Now that would be quite recoupling.

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge June 28th 2024