In the week ending 10 May 2019 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 0.8 billion to EUR 286.7 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) increased by EUR 28.1 billion to EUR 118.7 billion.
Base money (liability items 1, 2.1 and 2.2) rose by EUR 1.4 billion to EUR 3,267.9 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.
| Monetary policy securities portfolios | Reported value as at 10 May 2019 | Weekly change – purchases | Weekly change – redemptions |
| Covered bond purchase programme 1 | EUR 3.2 billion | – | – |
| Covered bond purchase programme 2 | EUR 3.5 billion | – | – |
| Covered bond purchase programme 3 | EUR 261.6 billion | +EUR 0.5 billion | – |
| Asset-backed securities purchase programme | EUR 26.2 billion | +EUR 0.1 billion | – |
| Corporate sector purchase programme | EUR 177.8 billion | +EUR 0.1 billion | -EUR 0.0 billion |
| Public sector purchase programme | EUR 2,092.8 billion | +EUR 3.3 billion | -EUR 0.8 billion |
| Securities Markets Programme | EUR 62.8 billion | – | – |
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).
