Table : TABLE 17-2 Interest Rates and the Opportunity Cost of Holding Money
June 2007June 2008
Federal funds rate5.25%2.00%
One-month certificates of deposit (CDs)5.30%2.50%
Interest-bearing demand deposits2.30%1.24%
Currency00
CDs minus interest-bearing demand deposits (percentage points)3.001.26
CDs minus currency (percentage points)5.302.50
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.