Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 2 October 2009
Items not related to monetary policy operations
In the week ending 2 October 2009, the increase of EUR 6,256.3 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected quarterly revaluation adjustments, as well as the sale of gold by one Eurosystem central bank (consistent with the Central Bank Gold Agreement that came into effect on 27 September 2009).
The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 6.1 billion to EUR 183.1 billion. This change was due to the effect of quarterly revaluation adjustments, customer and portfolio transactions and US dollar liquidity-providing transactions.
Extraordinary transactions
Value date | Type of transaction | Maturing amount | New amount |
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30 September 2009 | 7-day Swiss franc liquidity-providing EUR/CHF foreign exchange swap | CHF 12 billion | CHF 9.9 billion |
1 October 2009 | 7-day US dollar liquidity-providing reverse transaction | USD 40 billion | USD 34.1 billion |
The liquidity-providing transactions were conducted by the Eurosystem in connection with the temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) that the European Central Bank has with the Swiss National Bank and the Federal Reserve System. The EUR/CHF foreign exchange swap had no effect on the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency.
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities other than those held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.2) increased by EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 305.2 billion, mainly on account of quarter-end adjustments. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 4.8 billion to EUR 770.9 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 4.2 billion to EUR 140.8 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 19.4 billion to EUR 583.7 billion. On Wednesday, 30 September 2009, a main refinancing operation of EUR 85 billion matured and a new one of EUR 66.8 billion was settled. On Thursday, 1 October 2009, a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 6.4 billion, with a maturity of three months, matured and a new one of EUR 2.8 billion was settled. On the same day, a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 75.2 billion, with a maturity of one year, was settled.
Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.1 billion (approximately the same as in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 150.6 billion (compared with EUR 116.8 billion in the preceding week).
The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 1.3 billion to EUR 15.6 billion in the week ending 2 October 2009.
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 28.5 billion to EUR 218.3 billion.
Quarter-end revaluation of the Eurosystem’s assets and liabilities
In line with the Eurosystem’s harmonised accounting rules, gold, foreign exchange, securities holdings and financial instruments of the Eurosystem are revalued at market rates and prices as at the end of each quarter. The net impact of the revaluation on each balance sheet item as at 2 October 2009 is shown in the additional column “ Difference compared with last week due to quarter-end adjustments”. The gold price and the principal exchange rates used for the revaluation of balances were as follows:
Gold: EUR 683.774 per fine oz.
USD: 1.4643 per EUR
JPY: 131.07 per EUR
Special drawing rights: EUR 1.0813 per SDR
Assets (EUR millions) | Balance | Difference compared with last week due to i)transactions ii)quarter-end adjustments |
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Totals/sub-totals may not add up, due to rounding | |||||
i) | ii) | ||||
1 | Gold and gold receivables | 238,169 | −15 | 6,271 | |
2 | Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency | 194,400 | 282 | −2,191 | |
2.1 | Receivables from the IMF | 62,858 | 52 | −780 | |
2.2 | Balances with banks and security investments, external loans and other external assets | 131,542 | 230 | −1,411 | |
3 | Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency | 52,323 | −4,130 | −1,642 | |
4 | Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro | 15,141 | 21 | 112 | |
4.1 | Balances with banks, security investments and loans | 15,141 | 21 | 112 | |
4.2 | Claims arising from the credit facility under ERM II | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro | 734,324 | 53,276 | 0 | |
5.1 | Main refinancing operations | 66,767 | −18,237 | 0 | |
5.2 | Longer-term refinancing operations | 667,440 | 71,577 | 0 | |
5.3 | Fine-tuning reverse operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5.4 | Structural reverse operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5.5 | Marginal lending facility | 91 | −50 | 0 | |
5.6 | Credits related to margin calls | 26 | −15 | 0 | |
6 | Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro | 24,675 | −1,680 | 0 | |
7 | Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro | 320,756 | 1,135 | 556 | |
7.1 | Securities held for monetary policy purposes | 15,579 | 1,348 | −8 | |
7.2 | Other securities | 305,177 | −213 | 564 | |
8 | General government debt denominated in euro | 36,204 | 0 | −26 | |
9 | Other assets | 228,574 | −640 | 2,995 | |
Total assets | 1,844,567 | 48,249 | 6,075 |
Liabilities (EUR millions) | Balance | Difference compared with last week due to i)transactions ii)quarter-end adjustments |
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Totals/sub-totals may not add up, due to rounding | |||||
i) | ii) | ||||
1 | Banknotes in circulation | 770,946 | 4,807 | 0 | |
2 | Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro | 368,906 | 62,375 | 0 | |
2.1 | Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system) | 218,307 | 28,529 | 0 | |
2.2 | Deposit facility | 150,597 | 33,845 | 0 | |
2.3 | Fixed-term deposits | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2.4 | Fine-tuning reverse operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2.5 | Deposits related to margin calls | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions denominated in euro | 158 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | Debt certificates issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro | 151,750 | −8,994 | 0 | |
5.1 | General government | 140,836 | −4,198 | 0 | |
5.2 | Other liabilities | 10,913 | −4,796 | 0 | |
6 | Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro | 76,339 | −9,376 | 0 | |
7 | Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency | 3,865 | 1,015 | −180 | |
8 | Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency | 8,841 | −1,531 | −340 | |
8.1 | Deposits, balances and other liabilities | 8,841 | −1,531 | −340 | |
8.2 | Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF | 50,906 | 0 | −575 | |
10 | Other liabilities | 147,644 | −50 | 2,715 | |
11 | Revaluation accounts | 192,254 | 0 | 4,457 | |
12 | Capital and reserves | 72,958 | 0 | −1 | |
Total liabilities | 1,844,567 | 48,249 | 6,075 |
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