The European Central Bank published the weekly consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem, showing total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,319.5bn, a EUR 30.1bn decrease compared with the previous week due to transactions. On the asset side, securities of euro area residents denominated in euro fell by EUR 10.9bn to EUR 4,459.2bn, driven by a EUR 12.0bn decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes to EUR 4,189.9bn. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations increased by EUR 1.8bn to EUR 29.7bn, reflecting higher main refinancing operations (up EUR 3.7bn) alongside lower longer-term refinancing operations (down EUR 2.1bn). On the liabilities side, banknotes in circulation rose by EUR 2.9bn to EUR 1,568.5bn, while monetary policy liabilities to euro area credit institutions decreased by EUR 39.5bn to EUR 2,979.2bn, mainly due to a EUR 31.3bn fall in the deposit facility to EUR 2,828.8bn and an EUR 8.2bn decline in current accounts to EUR 150.4bn.
European Central Bank 2025-02-28
European Central Bank releases weekly Eurosystem balance sheet with total assets down EUR 30.1bn
The European Central Bank's weekly consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem reported total assets and liabilities at EUR 6,319.5bn, a decrease of EUR 30.1bn from the previous week. Key changes include a EUR 12.0bn decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes and a EUR 39.5bn reduction in monetary policy liabilities to euro area credit institutions. Banknotes in circulation increased by EUR 2.9bn to EUR 1,568.5bn.