U.S. Treasury balances at Fed rose on Jan. 5
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department's daily budget statement for Jan. 5, released on Tuesday, showed U.S. Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve rose.
It did not show any equity purchases under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Following are details on the Treasury's operating cash balance (billions of dollars, except where noted):
Jan. 5 Jan. 2 Fed acct 63.174 57.303 Supplementary financing* 224.416 224.416 Financial institution acct 0.0 0.0 Tax/loan note acct 1.947 2.043 Cash balance 289.536 283.762
National debt
subject to limit 10,576.196 10,568.470
The statutory debt limit is $11.315 trillion.
The Treasury said it issued $9 million in individual income tax refunds and $256 million in corporate income tax refunds.
* Supplementary financing program represents funds raised through cash management bills to bolster Federal Reserve's balance sheet and fund market stability initiatives. (Reporting by Nancy Waitz; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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