The European Central Bank published its weekly financial statement, showing total assets and liabilities up EUR 609m to EUR 6,329,947m. The main weekly movements reflected higher use of the deposit facility and a decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes. On the liabilities side, the deposit facility rose by EUR 26,601m to EUR 2,757,291m while current accounts fell by EUR 18,173m to EUR 181,538m, taking total monetary policy operation liabilities to euro area credit institutions up EUR 8,428m to EUR 2,938,828m. Banknotes in circulation declined by EUR 2,849m to EUR 1,577,019m. On the assets side, securities held for monetary policy purposes decreased by EUR 9,088m to EUR 4,077,138m, partly offset by an increase in other securities of EUR 6,399m to EUR 287,076m, with total securities of euro area residents down EUR 2,689m to EUR 4,364,214m; lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations increased by EUR 2,387m to EUR 27,593m, driven mainly by main refinancing operations. The release references annexes and a commentary dated 29 April 2025.
European Central Bank 2025-04-25
European Central Bank weekly balance sheet shows deposit facility up EUR 26,601m and monetary policy securities down EUR 9,088m
The European Central Bank's weekly financial statement reports a EUR 609 million increase in total assets and liabilities, reaching EUR 6,329,947 million. Key movements include a EUR 26,601 million rise in the deposit facility and a EUR 9,088 million decrease in securities held for monetary policy purposes. Total monetary policy operation liabilities to euro area credit institutions increased by EUR 8,428 million.