Economy - published on 30 December 2021
Press release European Central Bank
In the week ending 24 December 2021 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 1.1 billion to EUR 322.2
billion, owing mainly to US dollar liquidity-providing operations.
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 72.5
billion to EUR 1,520.9 billion. This was due primarily to the change in the level of the deposit facility (liability item 2.2).
Base money (liability items 1, 2.1 and 2.2) decreased by EUR 56 billion to EUR 5,980.7 billion. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro (asset item 4) increased by EUR 1.6 billion
to EUR 13.3 billion, owing mainly to Eurosystem operations providing euro liquidity to non-euro area central banks (further details can be found on the ECB’s website under “Central bank liquidity
lines”). 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.
