AI Data Insight
The latest US Q3 2026 M2 money supply annualized quarterly growth rate dropped to 5.72%, slowing significantly from the previous 8.11%. Although the absolute M2 amount hit a record high, short-term expansion momentum has weakened, indicating that the high-interest-rate environment is suppressing liquidity. Going forward, close attention should be paid to the potential challenges that capital spillover effects may pose to the real economy and the path of cooling inflation.