European Central Bank publishes weekly balance sheet with total assets at EUR 6,313,602 million, down EUR 16,345 million

The European Central Bank published its weekly consolidated financial statement, showing total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,313,602 million, a decrease of EUR 16,345 million from the previous week due to transactions. On the asset side, securities of euro area residents denominated in euro fell by EUR 13,726 million to EUR 4,350,488 million, driven by a EUR 15,351 million decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes to EUR 4,061,787 million. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations rose by EUR 1,922 million to EUR 29,514 million, with main refinancing operations up EUR 1,405 million to EUR 15,609 million and longer-term refinancing operations up EUR 632 million to EUR 13,881 million. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency increased by EUR 1,057 million to EUR 515,026 million, while claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency declined by EUR 1,628 million to EUR 17,749 million. On the liability side, banknotes in circulation increased by EUR 1,757 million to EUR 1,578,776 million, while liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations fell by EUR 4,527 million to EUR 2,934,302 million as current accounts dropped by EUR 15,158 million to EUR 166,380 million and the deposit facility increased by EUR 10,631 million to EUR 2,767,921 million. Annexes and commentary are scheduled for 6 May 2025.