Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 23 December 2016

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 23 December 2016 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) remained unchanged.

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 1.1 billion to EUR 277.8 billion.

During the week, the Eurosystem did not conduct any liquidity-providing transactions in connection with the standing swap arrangement that the European Central Bank has with the Federal Reserve System.

The holdings by the Eurosystem of marketable securities other than those held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.2) decreased by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 322.9 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 9.4 billion to EUR 1,126.7 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 35.8 billion to EUR 133.1 billion.

Items related to monetary policy operations

The Eurosystem’s net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) increased by EUR 37.9 billion to EUR 166.9 billion. On Wednesday, 21 December 2016, a main refinancing operation (asset item 5.1) of EUR 36.8 billion matured and a new one of EUR 32.9 billion, with a maturity of one week, was settled.

During the week, a longer-term refinancing operation (asset item 5.2) of EUR 4.6 billion matured and a new one of EUR 2.7 billion was settled. In addition, EUR 14.2 billion provided under the first series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO-I) was repaid before maturity. Moreover, the third tender in the second series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO-II), amounting to EUR 62.2 billion and with a maturity of 1,456 days, was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.4 billion (compared with EUR 0.1 billion in the preceding week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 422.9 billion (compared with EUR 418.4 billion in the preceding week). The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 15.5 billion to EUR 1,659.5 billion. The table below provides the detailed breakdown of asset item 7.1 into the different portfolios. All portfolios are accounted for at amortised cost.

Current accounts of euro area credit institutions

As a result of all transactions, the current account position of credit institutions with the Eurosystem (liability item 2.1) increased by EUR 51.2 billion to EUR 930.9 billion.