The growth of M3 and loans is likely to remain weak also in the coming months. The continued steep yield curve fosters the allocation of funds into longer-term deposits and securities outside M3 and implies that actual M3 growth is weaker than the underlying pace of monetary expansion.
–  The typical woman spends 10 years out of the workforce for caregiving, while the typical man spends just 2 years out of the workforce;  Nearly two-thirds of U.S. women ages 40 to 79 have already dealt with a major financial “life crisis,” such as job loss, divorce, the death of a spouse, or serious illness.