The European Central Bank published the Eurosystem’s weekly consolidated financial statement, showing total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,162,122 million, up EUR 6,816 million from the previous week due to transactions. The main movements included higher lending to euro area credit institutions via monetary policy operations and a decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations rose by EUR 6,323 million to EUR 27,987 million, driven by a EUR 6,255 million increase in main refinancing operations to EUR 17,058 million. Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro fell by EUR 2,462 million to EUR 3,948,872 million, reflecting a EUR 3,714 million drop in securities held for monetary policy purposes to EUR 3,612,034 million, partly offset by a EUR 1,252 million rise in other securities to EUR 336,838 million. On the liabilities side, banknotes in circulation increased by EUR 3,132 million to EUR 1,612,806 million, while the deposit facility rose by EUR 25,192 million to EUR 2,360,957 million and current accounts fell by EUR 25,192 million to EUR 174,909 million. The release referenced annexes with commentary dated 31 March 2026.
European Central Bank 2026-03-27
European Central Bank reports Eurosystem balance sheet at EUR 6.16tn with main refinancing operations up EUR 6.3bn
The European Central Bank published the Eurosystem’s weekly consolidated financial statement, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,162,122 million, an increase of EUR 6,816 million week-on-week driven mainly by higher monetary policy lending. Main refinancing operations rose by EUR 6,255 million to EUR 17,058 million, while securities held for monetary policy purposes declined by EUR 3,714 million and banknotes in circulation and the deposit facility increased.