Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 13 March 2015

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 13 March 2015 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) decreased by EUR 27 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 1.9 billion to EUR 249.5 billion, on account of customer and portfolio transactions.

During the week, the Eurosystem did not conduct any liquidity-providing transactions 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 2.1 billion to EUR 374.6 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 1.1 billion to EUR 1,010.8 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 0.5 billion to EUR 55.8 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 3.3 billion to EUR 420.1 billion. On Wednesday, 11 March 2015, a main refinancing operation of EUR 147.9 billion matured and a new one of EUR 141.8 billion, with a maturity of seven days, was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.5 billion (compared with virtually nil in the preceding week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 45.2 billion (compared with EUR 47.5 billion in the preceding week).

The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 12.2 billion to EUR 249.4 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 16.2 billion to EUR 222.7 billion.