Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 6 November 2015
Items not related to monetary policy operations
In the week ending 6 November 2015 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 0.3 billion to EUR 262.7 billion.
US dollar liquidity operations
| Value date | Type of transaction | Maturing amount | New amount |
| 5 November 2015 | 8-day US dollar liquidity-providing reverse transaction | USD 143 million | USD 141 million |
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 0.3 billion to EUR 357.9 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 1.6 billion to EUR 1,055.4 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 47.1 billion to EUR 64.9 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 35.9 billion to EUR 337.1 billion. On Wednesday, 4 November 2015, a main refinancing operation (asset item 5.1) of EUR 68.5 billion matured and a new one of EUR 61.5 billion, with a maturity of seven days, was settled.
Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) remained close to nil, while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 187 billion (compared with EUR 157.8 billion in the previous week).
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 12 billion to EUR 707.7 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.
| Monetary policy securities portfolios | Reported value as at 6 November 2015 | Difference compared with 30 October 2015 – purchases | Difference compared with 30 October 2015 – redemptions |
| Covered bond purchase programme 1 | EUR 20.8 billion | - | - |
| Covered bond purchase programme 2 | EUR 10 billion | - | -EUR 0.1 billion |
| Covered bond purchase programme 3 | EUR 132.5 billion | +EUR 1.4 billion | - |
| Asset-backed securities purchase programme | EUR 14.8 billion | +EUR 0.2 billion | - |
| Public sector purchase programme | EUR 406.6 billion | +EUR 12.9 billion | - |
| Securities Markets Programme | EUR 123 billion | - | -EUR 2.4 billion |
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 17.5 billion to EUR 492 billion.
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