[U.S. July M2 Money Supply Increases 5.41% YoY to $23.22 Trillion, Making 2% Inflation Target Difficult to Achieve] BlockBeats News, August 26: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED database released the latest data showing that the seasonally adjusted M2 money supply in the U.S. for July 2026 was $23.22 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 5.41%. This marks the fastest growth rate since mid-2022 and could make it more challenging for the Federal Reserve to bring inflation down to its 2% target. M2 is a broad measure of money supply, which includes M1 (cash in circulation, demand deposits, etc.) plus small-denomination time deposits, retail money market funds, and other relatively liquid assets. The seasonally adjusted M2 is constructed by seasonally adjusting its components and then aggregating them. [Original Link]