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Economics.
A broader measure of money supply than M1, M2 includes M1 plus short-term time deposits in banks and 24-hour money market funds.
M2 is the measure most widely used by economists to quantify the amount of money in circulation and explain different economic monetary conditions.
It is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation rates.
