The European Central Bank published its weekly financial statement, showing total assets of EUR 6,407,186 million, down EUR 5,451 million from the prior week due to transactions, with an equivalent change in total liabilities. On the asset side, lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations fell by EUR 6,995 million to EUR 27,178 million, driven by a decrease in main refinancing operations to EUR 9,984 million. Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro rose by EUR 726 million to EUR 4,533,759 million, as an increase in other securities (up EUR 1,916 million) offset a decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes (down EUR 1,190 million). On the liability side, the deposit facility increased by EUR 48,877 million to EUR 2,972,847 million, while banknotes in circulation declined by EUR 8,245 million to EUR 1,577,173 million and liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro fell by EUR 33,922 million to EUR 153,902 million. The release flagged annexes and commentary dated 14 January 2025.
European Central Bank 2025-01-10
European Central Bank publishes weekly balance sheet with total assets at EUR 6.41tn and deposit facility rising to EUR 2.97tn
The European Central Bank's weekly financial statement reports total assets at EUR 6,407,186 million, a decrease of EUR 5,451 million from the previous week. Key changes include a reduction in lending to euro area credit institutions by EUR 6,995 million and an increase in the deposit facility by EUR 48,877 million. Banknotes in circulation decreased by EUR 8,245 million, while liabilities to non-euro area residents fell by EUR 33,922 million.