Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 13 August 2010
Items not related to monetary policy operations
In the week ending 13 August 2010 the decrease of EUR 1 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected the trading of gold coin by one Eurosystem central bank.
The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 191.3 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions and US dollar liquidity-providing transactions.
Value date | Type of transaction | Maturing amount | New amount |
12 August 2010 | 7-day US dollar liquidity-providing reverse transaction | - | USD 0.4 billion |
12 August 2010 | 84-day US dollar liquidity-providing reverse transaction | USD 1.0 billion | - |
The liquidity-providing transactions were conducted by the Eurosystem in connection with the temporary reciprocal currency arrangement (swap line) that the European Central Bank has with the Federal Reserve System.
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities other than those held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.2) increased by EUR 1 billion to EUR 298.3 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) decreased by EUR 2.7 billion to EUR 819.9 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 2.8 billion to EUR 73.1 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) increased by EUR 94.5 billion to EUR 469.7 billion. On Wednesday, 11 August 2010, a main refinancing operation of EUR 154.9 billion matured and a new one of EUR 153.7 billion was settled. Also, on Wednesday, 11 August 2010, a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 49.4 billion matured and a new one of EUR 39.1 billion was settled. On the same date, fixed-term deposits in an amount of EUR 60.5 billion matured and new deposits were collected in an amount of EUR 60.5 billion, with a maturity of one week.
Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.3 billion (compared with EUR 0.1 billion in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 55.6 billion (compared with EUR 161.3 billion in the preceding week).
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 10 million as a result of purchases settled under the Securities Markets Programme.
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) increased by EUR 101.3 billion to EUR 255.5 billion.
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