ECB, budget assets at 5,943 billion: drop of 3.9 billion in a week

The balance sheet of the European Central Bank (ECB) recorded a contraction in the week ending 9 October 2026. Assets stood at 5,943.911 billion euros, down 3.916 billion compared to the previous week. This is …

Written by: Jack Williams

Published on: October 13, 2026

Bond at 1.6 billion

In detail, public sector bonds purchased as part of the quantitative easing (QE) program amount to 1,646.2 billion euros. The covered bonds of the third program are worth 185.6 billion, while the asset-backed securities (ABS) stop at 1.7 billion.

The corporate bonds in the ECB’s portfolio reach 213.1 billion euros. Finally, the purchases of the pandemic emergency program of the Frankfurt institute amount to 1,269.7 billion.

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