TABLE 15-2 Interest Rates and the Opportunity Cost of Holding Money
June 2007
June 2008
Federal funds rate
5.25%
2.00%
One-month certificates of deposit (CDs)
5.30%
2.50%
Interest-bearing demand deposits
2.30%
1.24%
Currency
0
CDs minus interest-bearing demand deposits (percentage points)
3.00
1.26
CDs minus currency (percentage points)
5.30
2.50
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.