Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 7 December 2018

11 December 2018

In the week ending 7 December 2018 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) decreased by EUR 1 million owing to the net sale 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 1 billion to EUR 271.5 billion.

As a result of the Eurosystem’s open market operations and standing facilities, net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) rose by EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 78.9 billion.

Base money (liability items 1, 2.1 and 2.2) increased by EUR 28.6 billion to EUR 3,239.2 billion.

The table below provides the detailed breakdown of securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1) into the different portfolios. All portfolios are accounted for at amortised cost.

The content and format of the weekly financial statement are set out in Annexes IV to VI of Guideline (EU) 2016/2249 of the European Central Bank of 3 November 2016 on the legal framework for accounting and financial reporting in the European System of Central Banks (ECB/2016/34).