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> https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL

This graph is absolutely insane. As I am completely unfamiliar with what is represented, would you have some pointers on where to start to understand what it represents?

I'm particularly intrigued by the very sharp rise during the covid time, when the global economy was in taters.




It's not as insane as it looks. They changed the definition of M2 in 2020, which means we expect to see a jump right then


The definition of M1 expanded in ~April 2020: https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2021/05/savings-are-now-more...


And to the extent that the definition of M2 changed in 2020 (the FRED series description indicates it did), this was only in response to the expansion of M1, to ensure that it was not double-counted in or removed from M2.


Ah, thank you for the clarification.


Go to the settings of the graph and set the graph to logarithmic. Growth is linear.


An upward line on a log graph represents exponential, not linear, growth.


The rate of growth is linear. In fact, looking at the graph in logarithmic scale shows that the rate of growth of M2 is slowing.


Ohhh, missed that. Thanks!




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