The European Central Bank published the Eurosystem’s weekly balance sheet, showing total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,408.1bn, an increase of EUR 4.7bn compared with the previous week due to transactions. On the asset side, securities held for monetary policy purposes fell by EUR 6.0bn to EUR 4,262.2bn, while other securities rose by EUR 5.2bn to EUR 261.3bn. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations increased by EUR 1.0bn to EUR 26.3bn and other claims on euro area credit institutions rose by EUR 3.8bn to EUR 35.5bn. On the liability side, banknotes in circulation declined by EUR 3.5bn to EUR 1,567.0bn, while the deposit facility increased by EUR 27.3bn to EUR 2,962.6bn and current accounts (minimum reserves) decreased by EUR 25.8bn to EUR 146.1bn.
European Central Bank 2025-01-24
European Central Bank publishes weekly balance sheet with total assets at EUR 6.41tn and deposit facility up EUR 27.3bn
The European Central Bank released the Eurosystem’s weekly balance sheet, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,408.1bn, a EUR 4.7bn increase from the previous week. Key changes include a EUR 6.0bn decrease in securities held for monetary policy and a EUR 27.3bn rise in the deposit facility. Banknotes in circulation fell by EUR 3.5bn, while current accounts decreased by EUR 25.8bn.