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ECB Monetary Policy Operations (13 February 2013 – 7 May 2013)

Core Content

During the period from 13 February 2013 to 7 May 2013, the European Central Bank (ECB) continued its monetary policy operations with a focus on maintaining liquidity in the euro area. The ECB implemented its policy through various mechanisms, including main refinancing operations (MROs), longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs), and the Securities Markets Programme (SMP), all of which were conducted as fixed rate tender procedures with full allotment.

Main Refinancing Operations (MROs)

• MROs were conducted at a fixed rate, which was the same as the prevailing MRO rate at the time.
• The daily liquidity supplied by MROs averaged €122.4 billion, an increase from €92.1 billion in the previous three maintenance periods.
• The ECB maintained the key interest rates unchanged during the period, with the MRO rate, marginal lending facility rate, and deposit facility rate set at 0.75%, 1.50%, and 0.00% respectively.

Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (LTROs)

• Three-month LTROs were also conducted as fixed rate tender procedures with full allotment.
• The rates for these LTROs were fixed at the average of the MRO rates over the life of the operation.
• The two three-year LTROs, initially allocated in December 2011 and February 2012, allowed for early repayment after approximately one year, starting on 30 January 2013 and 27 February 2013 respectively.
• The ECB observed a significant decrease in liquidity supply from the three-year LTROs due to early repayments, which reduced the outstanding liquidity in the market.

Liquidity Needs and Supply

• The banking system's aggregate daily liquidity needs averaged €595.1 billion, an increase of €19.4 billion compared to the previous three maintenance periods.
• Reserve requirements decreased slightly to €105.1 billion, continuing a downward trend.
• Autonomous factors increased by €20.3 billion to €490.0 billion, driven mainly by a sharp decline in claims on euro area credit institutions.
• Current account holdings averaged €357.1 billion, a decrease of €131.4 billion from the previous period, largely due to reduced use of the deposit facility.

Liquidity Supply by Operations

• Total net liquidity supplied by open market operations averaged €977.5 billion, a decrease of €198.4 billion compared to the previous three maintenance periods.
• Tender operations (including MROs, LTROs, and fine-tuning operations) averaged €709.3 billion, down by €190.7 billion.
• Weekly liquidity-absorbing fine-tuning operations averaged €205.1 billion.
• The combined outstanding amounts of the Covered Bond Purchase Programme (CBPP), CBPP2, and SMP portfolio averaged €268.2 billion, a reduction of €7.7 billion from the previous period.

Use of Standing Facilities

• Excess liquidity, defined as total liquidity provided minus autonomous factors and reserve requirements, averaged €382.4 billion, down from €600.2 billion in the previous period.
• The marginal lending facility was used very little, with an average of €0.8 billion.
• The deposit facility saw a significant decrease in use, from €219.7 billion to €131.2 billion.
• The share of excess liquidity held at the deposit facility remained stable at around 34%.

Interest Rates and Market Conditions

• The ECB kept its key interest rates unchanged during the period.
• EONIA, the euro area overnight interest rate, averaged 0.074%, which was 67.6 basis points below the main refinancing rate.
• EONIA reached a historical low of 0.056% on 27 February 2013, reflecting very loose liquidity conditions in the market.

Summary of Key Figures

Conclusion

The ECB's monetary policy operations during this period were characterized by a stable MRO rate, a significant reduction in liquidity supply due to early repayments from LTROs, and a marked decrease in the use of the deposit facility. Despite the decline in excess liquidity, market conditions remained very loose, as evidenced by the low EONIA rate. The overall strategy aimed to support bank lending and maintain liquidity in the euro area financial system.