ICI's "Money Market Mutual Fund Assets" says, "Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $14.24 billion to $3.307 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, January 6." This follows last week's $21.7 billion gain and marks the first time since March 2009 that money market funds have increased assets for two consecutive weeks. For 2009, money fund assets decreased by approximately $545 billion, or 14.0%, the largest calendar decrease on record (by far). ICI's weekly report says, "Taxable government funds decreased by $5.92 billion, taxable non-government funds increased by $12.20 billion, and tax-exempt funds increased by $7.95 billion. Assets of retail money market funds increased by $2.42 billion to $1.070 trillion.... Assets of institutional money market funds increased by $11.82 billion to $2.237 trillion."
