Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 25 September 2009
Items not related to monetary policy operations
In the week ending 25 September 2009 the decrease of EUR 58 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected the sale of gold by one Eurosystem central bank (consistent with the Central Bank Gold Agreement that came into effect on 27 September 2004) and the purchase of gold by another Eurosystem central bank. As announced on 7 August 2009, a new Central Bank Gold Agreement came into effect on 27 September 2009, covering a concerted programme of gold sales over a five-year period.
The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 1 billion to EUR 189.2 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions and US dollar liquidity-providing transactions.
Extraordinary transactions
Value date | Type of transaction | Maturing amount | New amount |
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23 September 2009 | 7-day Swiss franc liquidity-providing EUR/CHF foreign exchange swap | CHF 11.3 billion | CHF 12 billion |
24 September 2009 | 7-day US dollar liquidity-providing reverse transaction | USD 41.3 billion | USD 40 billion |
The liquidity-providing transactions were conducted by the Eurosystem in connection with the temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) that the European Central Bank has with the Swiss National Bank and the Federal Reserve System. The EUR/CHF foreign exchange swap had no effect on the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency.
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities other than those held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.2) increased by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 304.8 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) decreased by EUR 1.4 billion to EUR 766.1 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) increased by EUR 10.7 billion to EUR 145 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 30.5 billion to EUR 564.3 billion. On Wednesday, 23 September 2009, a main refinancing operation of EUR 87.8 billion matured and a new one of EUR 85 billion was settled.
Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.1 billion (approximately the same as in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 116.8 billion (compared with EUR 89 billion in the preceding week).
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 1.5 billion to EUR 14.2 billion in the week ending 25 September 2009.
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 46.5 billion to EUR 189.8 billion.
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