Fed: US bank deposits rose $56.5B last week

A weekly deposit-flow number on its own says little about where that money came from or why it moved, and the item offers no breakdown by bank size or deposit type. That matters because deposit swings at commercial banks are one window into how liquidity is behaving across the system, and the composition often tells a different story than the headline total. The open question is whether the figure reflects a one-week shift or the start of a broader trend, and whether subsequent weekly data shows the same direction.