Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 16 July 2010

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 16 July 2010 the increase of EUR 1 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected the net purchase of gold coin by one Eurosystem central bank.

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 0.1 billion to EUR 191.3 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions.

The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities other than those held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.2) decreased by EUR 1.3 billion to EUR 295.9 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 819 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 8.9 billion to EUR 91.9 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 130.5 billion to EUR 500.8 billion. On Wednesday, 14 July 2010, a main refinancing operation of EUR 229.1 billion matured and a new one of EUR 195.7 billion was settled. On the same date a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 31.6 billion matured and a new one of EUR 49.4 billion was settled. Also on Wednesday, 14 July 2010, fixed-term deposits in an amount of EUR 59 billion matured and new deposits were collected in an amount of EUR 60 billion, with a maturity of one week.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was virtually nil (approximately the same as in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 58.6 billion (compared with EUR 205.5 billion in the preceding week).

The holdings by the Eurosystem of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) increased by EUR 302 million to EUR 121.2 billion as a result of settled purchases under the Securities Markets Programme.

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 139.1 billion to EUR 265.9 billion.