The European Central Bank published the Eurosystem’s weekly consolidated financial statement, showing total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,163,751 million, an increase of EUR 28,947 million compared with the previous week due to transactions. On the asset side, lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations rose by EUR 11,385 million to EUR 36,707 million, driven mainly by main refinancing operations up EUR 10,800 million to EUR 24,958 million. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro increased by EUR 3,936 million to EUR 33,914 million. Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro decreased by EUR 143 million to EUR 4,070,186 million, including securities held for monetary policy purposes down EUR 95 million to EUR 3,751,532 million. On the liability side, banknotes in circulation increased by EUR 8,145 million to EUR 1,620,247 million, while monetary policy liabilities to euro area credit institutions fell by EUR 7,333 million to EUR 2,623,037 million as the deposit facility declined by EUR 61,829 million to EUR 2,369,370 million and current accounts increased by EUR 54,496 million to EUR 253,667 million. The release indicates annexes and commentary dated 30 December 2025.
European Central Bank 2025-12-26
European Central Bank publishes weekly balance sheet with total assets at EUR 6,163,751 million and deposit facility at EUR 2,369,370 million
The European Central Bank's Eurosystem weekly financial statement reports total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,163,751 million, up EUR 28,947 million from the previous week. Key changes include a rise in lending to euro area credit institutions by EUR 11,385 million and an increase in banknotes in circulation by EUR 8,145 million. The statement also notes a decline in monetary policy liabilities to euro area credit institutions by EUR 7,333 million.