THE ECONOMY

Money Supply Grows: The two broadest measures of the nation’s money supply rose in the week ended Feb. 27, the Federal Reserve Board reported. The measure known as M2 rose to a seasonally adjusted $3,622.6 billion from a revised $3,620.7 billion the previous week. M3, a broader measure, rose to a seasonally adjusted $4,348 billion from a revised $4,333.5 billion. M1, the narrowest measure, rose to a seasonally adjusted $1,145.9 billion from $1,145.4 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 less liquid accounts such as certificates of deposit in minimum denominations of $100,000.