In the week ending 16 September听2022 the听net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items听2 and听3 minus liability items听7, 8 and听9) increased by EUR听1.3 billion to EUR听348.1 billion.
The net balance of open market operations and standing facilities (asset item听5 minus liability items听2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and听4) decreased by EUR听3,272.1 billion to EUR听-2,139.1 billion. This was due primarily to a reallocation of banks’ excess liquidity from听current accounts听(liability item 2.1) to the听deposit facility听(liability item 2.2), pursuant to the decision to raise the deposit facility rate to above 0% as of 14 September 2022.
Base money (liability items听1, 2.1 and听2.2) rose by EUR听9.3 billion to EUR听6,384 billion.
The table below provides the detailed breakdown of听securities held for monetary policy purposes听(asset item听7.1) into the different portfolios. All portfolios are accounted for at amortised cost.
| Monetary policy securities portfolios | Reported value as at 16 September 2022 | Weekly change 鈥� purchases | Weekly change 鈥� redemptions |
| Covered bond purchase programme 1 | EUR 0.0 billion | – | – |
| Securities Markets Programme | EUR 3.4 billion | – | – |
| Covered bond purchase programme 2 | EUR 0.0 billion | – | -EUR 0.1 billion |
| Covered bond purchase programme 3 | EUR 299.7 billion | +EUR 1.3 billion | -EUR 2.7 billion |
| Asset-backed securities purchase programme | EUR 24.1 billion | +EUR 0.1 billion | -EUR 0.1 billion |
| Public sector purchase programme | EUR 2,586.1 billion | +EUR 7.4 billion | -EUR 13.1 billion |
| Corporate sector purchase programme | EUR 343.5 billion | +EUR 0.2 billion | -EUR 1.5 billion |
| Pandemic emergency purchase programme | EUR 1,688.9 billion | +EUR 5.6 billion | -EUR 6.7 billion |
The content and format of the weekly financial statement are set out in Annexes听IV to听VI of Guideline (EU)听2016/2249 of the European Central Bank of 3听November 2016 on the legal framework for accounting and financial reporting in the European System of Central Banks ().
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