National Bank of Denmark reports April foreign exchange reserve rose to DKK 687.0 billion with no foreign exchange market intervention

The National Bank of Denmark published its April 2026 foreign exchange, liquidity and monthly balance sheet figures, showing that the foreign exchange reserve increased by DKK 0.2 billion to DKK 687.0 billion. The increase reflected net foreign exchange purchases of DKK 0.5 billion and the central government's net repayment of foreign debt of DKK 0.4 billion. No foreign exchange market intervention was recorded for settlement in April. From January to April, net foreign exchange purchases totalled DKK 16.9 billion and the reserve increased by DKK 18.5 billion. Liquidity data showed the central government's net financing requirement was DKK 37.3 billion in April, while the net position of banks and mortgage-credit institutes vis-a-vis the central bank increased by DKK 36.6 billion to DKK 313.5 billion, mainly because the central government's liquidity impact added DKK 37.3 billion. The end-April balance sheet showed foreign assets of DKK 575.2 billion, domestic bonds of DKK 31.4 billion, central government deposits of DKK 189.9 billion and monetary-policy deposits of DKK 313.5 billion. Interest rates were unchanged from 6 June 2025, with the discount rate, current-account rate and certificates of deposit rate at 1.6 percent and the lending rate at 1.75 percent.