EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Company") of our reports dated February 27, 1995 relating to the Company's 1994 financial statements and related financial statement information which are included in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 9, 1995. Filed on Form S-8: Registration Statement No. 33-41942 (1986 Employee Stock Purchase Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-17908 (Incentive Equity Purchase Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-33336 (Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-51831 (Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-48846 (401(k) Savings and Investment Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-51829 (401(k) Savings and Investment Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-54154 (Non-Employee Directors' Equity Plan) Registration Statement No. 33-54572 (401(k) Savings and Investment Plan (Puerto Rico)) Registration Statement No. 33-56427 (1994 Deferred Compensation Plan for a Select Group of Eligible Employees) Registration Statement No. 33-55155 (1995 Deferred Compensation Plan for a Select Group of Eligible Employees) Filed on Form S-3: Debt Securities Registration Statement No. 33-54218 Registration Statement No. 2-78338 Registration Statement No. 2-89519 Registration Statement No. 2-83477 Registration Statement No. 33-03602 Registration Statement No. 33-17965 Registration Statement No. 33-27512 Registration Statement No. 33-35456 Registration Statement No. 33-42041 Registration Statement No. 33-45327 Registration Statement No. 33-49947 Registration Statement No. 33-51489 Registration Statement No. 33-52647 Medium Term Notes Registration Statement No. 2-96315 Registration Statement No. 33-03079 Registration Statement No. 33-05125 Registration Statement No. 33-09910 Registration Statement No. 33-16165 Registration Statement No. 33-19820 Registration Statement No. 33-23605 Registration Statement No. 33-27549 Registration Statement No. 33-38879 Other Securities Registration Statement No. 33-19975 (Remarketed Preferred Stock, Series C) Registration Statement No. 33-33335 (Common Stock) Registration Statement No. 33-45777 (Common Stock) Registration Statement No. 33-55363 (Preferred Stock) /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP New York, New York March 9, 1995