Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 28 April 2006
Items not related to monetary policy operations
In the week ending 28 April 2006, the decrease of EUR 106 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected the selling of gold by two Eurosystem central banks (consistent with the Central Bank Gold Agreement of 27 September 2004).
The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 0.1 billion to EUR 156.3 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions.
The holdings by the Eurosystem of marketable securities of euro area residents denominated in euro (asset item 7) decreased by EUR 1.2 billion to EUR 93.8 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 2.9 billion to EUR 568.8 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) fell by EUR 1.9 billion to EUR 58.8 billion.
Items related to monetary policy operations
The Eurosystem’s net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) decreased by EUR 7.7 billion to EUR 410.5 billion. On Thursday, 27 April 2006, a main refinancing operation of EUR 298 billion matured and a new one of EUR 291 billion was settled. On the same date, a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 40 billion matured and a new one of EUR 40 billion was settled.
Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.1 billion (compared with EUR 0.2 billion in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 0.6 billion (compared with EUR 0.1 billion in the previous week).
Current accounts of euro area credit institutions
As a result of all transactions, the current account position of credit institutions with the Eurosystem (liability item 2.1) decreased by EUR 7.8 billion to EUR 153.9 billion.
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