Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 27 April 2018: commentary
In the week ending 27 April 2018 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) decreased by EUR 41 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) increased by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 250.5 billion.
As a result of the Eurosystem’s open market operations and standing facilities, net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) rose by EUR 39.4 billion to EUR 120.5 billion.
Base money (liability items 1, 2.1 and 2.2) increased by EUR 16 billion to EUR 3,148.8 billion.
The table below provides the detailed breakdown of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) into the different portfolios. All portfolios are accounted for at amortised cost.
Monetary policy securities portfolios |
Reported value as at 27 April 2018 |
Weekly change – purchases |
Weekly change – redemptions |
Covered bond purchase programme 1 |
EUR 5.2 billion |
- |
-EUR 0.1 billion |
Covered bond purchase programme 2 |
EUR 4.3 billion |
- |
-EUR 0.0 billion |
Covered bond purchase programme 3 |
EUR 252.0 billion |
+EUR 0.7 billion |
-EUR 0.5 billion |
Asset-backed securities purchase programme |
EUR 27.1 billion |
+EUR 1.3 billion |
-EUR 0.2 billion |
Corporate sector purchase programme |
EUR 151.7 billion |
+EUR 0.9 billion |
- |
Public sector purchase programme |
EUR 1,971.6 billion |
+EUR 10.7 billion |
-EUR 1.7 billion |
Securities Markets Programme |
EUR 84.7 billion |
- |
- |
The content and format of the weekly financial statement are set out in Annexes IV to VI of Guideline (EU) 2016/2249 of the European Central Bank of 3 November 2016 on the legal framework for accounting and financial reporting in the European System of Central Banks (ECB/2016/34).
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