The leading measures of the nation’s money...

The leading measures of the nation’s money supply rose in the week ending Dec. 12, the Federal Reserve Board said. The narrowest measure, M1, which includes cash in circulation, deposits in checking accounts and non-bank travelers checks, rose to a seasonally adjusted $787 billion from a revised $786.7 billion. M2, which is M1 plus accounts such as savings and money market mutual funds, rose to a seasonally adjusted $3,066.8 billion from $3,064.8 billion. M3--M2 plus accounts such as certificates of deposit in minimum denominations of $100,000--increased to a seasonally adjusted $3,905.2 billion from $3,899 billion.