Money market mutual funds set a second consecutive weekly record, breaking above $2.4 trillion for the first time ever, according to
ICI statistics.
Assets increased by $25.7 billion to $2.42 trillion. Institutional assets rose by $
18.
9 billion to $$
1.
43 trillion while Retail assets rose by $
6.
8 billion to $
993.
8 billion.
After losing $26 billion in January, money fund assets have surged by $64 billion in February month-to-date. Funds are seeing
flight-to-quality money due to sub-
prime mortgage defaults.