The Europäische Zentralbank has published the Eurosystem’s weekly consolidated financial statement as at 23 October 2026 . The balance sheet total stood at €5,934,983 million, €362 million below the previous week’s figure. The Banco de España passed on the data on 27 October.
Key items changed only moderately. Holdings of Gold and gold receivables were reported at €1,286,240 million, virtually unchanged from the previous week. Banknotes in circulation amounted to €1,631,055 million, down by €1,454 million.
The decline was more pronounced in Liabilities to credit institutions related to monetary policy operations. This item fell to €2,270,159 million, a weekly decrease of €20,807 million. Within this category, the Deposit facility fell by €19,049 million to €1,943,141 million. This points to less excess liquidity being parked at the central bank in the short term during the reporting week. Other balance sheet items, including foreign currency positions and revaluation accounts, changed little. Capital and reserves were reported at €28,186 million.
For Spain, the figures matter primarily in aggregate terms: as part of the Eurosystem, the activities of Banco de España are fully incorporated into the consolidated presentation. Changes in liabilities to credit institutions and in the use of the deposit facility also affect monetary policy transmission and liquidity conditions in the Spanish banking system, although a single weekly figure does not allow immediate conclusions about lending terms.
The weekly financial statement is a technical, provisional publication by the Eurosystem. It records central-bank-related assets and liabilities as at the reporting date and gives market participants an indication of excess liquidity, cash in circulation and the use of monetary policy instruments. Meaningful trends emerge only from longer time series and the accompanying decisions of the ECB Governing Council. The figures cited here are from the consolidated balance sheet published by the European Central Bank and passed on by Banco de España without substantive changes.
Editor: Daniel Mayer (Article created with AI assistance).