M2 Definition

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M2 is a measure of the U.S. money supply that includes M1, plus savings and small time deposits, overnight repos at commercial banks, and non- institutional money market accounts. M2 is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation.

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APB 29 (Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 29) Accounting for Non-monetary Transactions states that an exchange of non-monetary assets should be recorded at fair value. Certain modifications to that basic principle are contained in paragraphs 20-23 of APB No. 29. Paragraph 21(b) provides that accounting for an exchange of productive assets for similar productive assets should be based on the recorded amount of the non-monetary assets relinquished. However, Paragraph 4 of APB No. 29 states that Opinion is not applicable to business combinations.

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