THE ECONOMY

Money Supply Rises: The two broadest measures of the nation’s money supply rose in the week ended April 11, the Federal Reserve Board reported. The Fed said the measure known as M2 rose to a seasonally adjusted $3,597.2 billion from a revised $3,584.7 billion the previous week. A broader measure, M3, rose to a seasonally adjusted $4,219.8 billion from a revised $4,212.2 billion. The narrowest measure of the money supply, M1, fell to a seasonally adjusted $1,143.5 billion from $1,148.4 billion. M1 includes cash in circulation, deposits in checking accounts and non-bank traveler’s checks. M2 is M1 plus accounts such as savings deposits and money market mutual funds. M3 is M2 plus money kept in less liquid accounts, such as certificates of deposit in minimum denominations of $100,000.