Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 12 April 2019

Economy Europe

In the week ending 12 April 2019 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) remained unchanged.

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 2.4 billion to EUR 286.6 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 2.7 billion to EUR 92.5 billion.

Base money (liability items 1, 2.1 and 2.2) decreased by EUR 4.7 billion to EUR 3,249.5 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 12 April 2019 Weekly change – purchases Weekly change – redemptions
Covered bond purchase programme 1 EUR 3.4 billion -EUR 0.5 billion
Covered bond purchase programme 2 EUR 3.8 billion -EUR 0.1 billion
Covered bond purchase programme 3 EUR 261.9 billion +EUR 0.3 billion -EUR 0.3 billion
Asset-backed securities purchase programme EUR 26.4 billion +EUR 0.8 billion -EUR 0.0 billion
Corporate sector purchase programme EUR 177.7 billion +EUR 0.1 billion -EUR 0.1 billion
Public sector purchase programme EUR 2,098.9 billion +EUR 4.9 billion -EUR 5.1 billion
Securities Markets Programme EUR 62.8 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).

Source: europa.eu

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