Money & the dollar · WRESBAL
Bank reserve balances at the Fed
As of Oct 21, 2026, the bank reserve balances at the Fed had fallen 1.9% from a year earlier. The latest value was $2.96T.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System via FRED®. Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Oct 21, 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Oct 21, 2026)
$2.96T
Change from Oct 14, 2026
-2.0%
A year earlier
$3.02T
12-month change
-1.9%
$2.96T Oct 21, 2026 · Millions of U.S. dollars
Millions of U.S. dollars. Data from Dec 18, 2002 to Oct 21, 2026 (1,245 observations).
What it measures
Reserve balances are deposits that banks keep at Federal Reserve Banks, as of each Wednesday. They grew from tens of billions before 2008 to trillions after the Fed's asset purchases.
- Official title
- Liabilities and Capital: Other Factors Draining Reserve Balances: Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks: Week Average
- Units
- Millions of U.S. dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Weekly, not seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | $2.96T | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $3.02T | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $3.03T | +2.8% | +2.1% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $2.95T | +0.6% | -1.8% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $2.93T | -2.8% | -4.7% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $3.01T | +0.8% | -4.7% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $2.99T | +3.3% | -6.0% |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $2.89T | -1.0% | -10.2% |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $2.92T | -0.4% | -11.8% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $2.94T | -0.3% | -11.6% |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $2.94T | -1.6% | -11.7% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $2.99T | +0.3% | -10.6% |
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Sources
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Liabilities and Capital: Other Factors Draining Reserve Balances: Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks: Week Average [WRESBAL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WRESBAL, Oct 27, 2026.
- View WRESBAL on FRED® · Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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