Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 28 April 2017

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 28 April 2017 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) decreased by EUR 22 million owing to the sale of gold by one Eurosystem national central bank for the purpose of producing a commemorative coin.

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 0.3 billion to EUR 280.1 billion.

US dollar liquidity operations

The above liquidity-providing transactions were conducted by the Eurosystem in connection with the standing swap arrangement that the European Central Bank has with the Federal Reserve System.

The holdings by the Eurosystem of marketable securities other than those held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.2) decreased by EUR 2.7 billion to EUR 300.5 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 3.6 billion to EUR 1,125.3 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 37.5 billion to EUR 172 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 19.5 billion to EUR 205.6 billion. On Wednesday, 26 April 2017, a main refinancing operation (asset item 5.1) of EUR 14.8 billion matured and a new one of EUR 14.4 billion, with a maturity of one week, was settled. During the week, a longer-term refinancing operation (asset item 5.2) of EUR 3.4 billion matured and a new one of EUR 1.5 billion was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.4 billion (compared with EUR 0.2 billion in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 576.4 billion (compared with EUR 559 billion in the preceding week). The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 13.9 billion to EUR 1,946.9 billion. The table below provides the detailed breakdown of asset item 7.1 into the different portfolios. All portfolios are accounted for at amortised cost.

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 9.6 billion to EUR 1,132.6 billion.