The European Central Bank published a weekly financial statement showing total assets of EUR 5.913 trillion as of Nov. 6, 2026, with transactions reducing the balance by EUR 32.2 billion compared with the previous week. Lower securities holdings for monetary policy purposes and reduced monetary policy lending to euro area credit institutions accounted for most of the decline.
Securities held for monetary policy purposes decreased by EUR 18.4 billion to EUR 3.277 trillion. Monetary policy lending fell by EUR 10.3 billion to EUR 38.4 billion, almost entirely reflecting a EUR 10.2 billion reduction in main refinancing operations. Longer-term refinancing operations remained unchanged at EUR 21.5 billion.
On the liabilities side, government deposits declined by EUR 43.8 billion to EUR 86.4 billion. Banks’ current account balances covering the minimum reserve system rose by EUR 26.7 billion to EUR 370.1 billion, while their use of the deposit facility decreased by EUR 2.4 billion to EUR 1.897 trillion.