THE FOREIGN-EXCHANGE RESERVE
In January 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve decreased by kr. 14.9 billion to kr. 426.3 billion. The decrease reflects Danmarks Nationalbank's net sale of foreign exchange for kr. 14.8 billion, and the central government's net repayment of foreign debt for kr. 0.1 billion, cf. table 1.
In January, Danmarks Nationalbank's net sale of foreign exchange due to intervention in the foreign-exchange market amounted to kr. 12.1 billion.
Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases and the change in the foreign-exchange reserve - table 1
| Kr. billion | January 2020 |
|---|---|
| Danmarks Nationalbank's interventions* to purchase foreign exchange, net | -12.1 |
| Other** | -2.8 |
| Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases | -14.8 |
| The central government's net foreign borrowing*** | -0.1 |
| Change in the foreign-exchange reserve | -14.9 |
Note: Details may not add because of rounding and previously published figure may have been revised. All transactions as per settlement date.
* Intervention takes place when Danmarks Nationalbank purchases and sells foreign exchange for Danish kroner in the foreign-exchange market in order to stabilise the exchange rate.
** Comprises e.g. interest accrued on the foreign-exchange reserve, the central government's net payments in foreign exchange, and changes in the banks' deposits in euro-denominated accounts at Danmarks Nationalbank.
*** Including net payments to the central government in foreign exchange as a result of currency swaps.
VALUE ADJUSTMENT OF DANMARKS NATIONALBANK'S PORTFOLIOS FOR 2019
Danmarks Nationalbank has calculated annual value adjustments of its holdings in connection with the preparation of the annual report for 2019.
As a result of value adjustments, etc. the foreign exchange reserve has increased by kr. 5.8 billion and amounts to kr. 441.2 billion at end-2019. Similarly the holdings of domestic bonds have decreased by kr. 0.2 billion and amount to kr. 32.1 billion at end-2019.
The monthly balance sheet is a liquidity statement, the purpose of which is that the net liquidity changes of the monetary-policy instruments as well as of the size of the foreign exchange reserve can be read directly from the balance as changes during the period. Thus the monthly balance sheet does not include value adjustments or accruals, which are solely included in Danmarks Nationalbank's annual report.
DEVELOPMENT IN LIQUIDITY
In January, the central government's net financing requirement amounted to kr. -22.7 billion, cf. table 2.
The net position of the banks and mortgage-credit institutes vis-à-vis Danmarks Nationalbank decreased by kr. 28.3 billion in January, to an outstanding amount of kr. 202.3 billion. In January, Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases decreased the net position by kr. 14.8 billion.
Impact of various factors on the net position of the banks and mortgage-credit institutes via-a-vis Danmarks Nationalbank - table 2
| Kr. billion | January 2020 |
|---|---|
| The central government's net financing | -22.7 |
| Redemption on domestic central-government debt* | 8.1 |
| Net bond purchases by the government funds and own portfolio and financing of social housing | 10.9 |
| Other** | 0.2 |
| The central government's gross domestic financing requirement | -3.6 |
| The central government's gross domestic borrowing*** | 10.6 |
| The central government's liquidity impact | -14.2 |
| Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases | -14.8 |
| Danmarks Nationalbank's net bond purchases | 0.1 |
| Other factors**** | 0.7 |
| Change in net position | -28.3 |
Note: Details may not add because of rounding and previously published figure may have been revised. All transactions as per settlement date.
* Including krone-denominated payments by the central government in currency swaps.
** Comprises foreign net financing requirement and changes in net collateral for the government’s swap portfolio.
***Gross long-term borrowing, net short-term borrowing and krone-denominated payments to the central government in currency swaps.
**** Comprises e.g. changes in banknotes and coins in circulation.
DANMARKS NATIONALBANK'S INTEREST RATES
Since 6 July 2012 the discount rate has been 0,00 pct. p.a., since 1 June 2012 the current-account interest rate has been 0,00 pct. p.a., since 20 January 2015 the lending rate has been 0,05 pct. p.a. and since 13 September 2019 the rate of interest on certificates of deposit has been -0,75 pct. p.a.
Enquiries can be directed to press advicer Teis Hald Jensen on tel. +45 3363 6066.
BALANCE SHEET OF DANMARKS NATIONALBANK 31 JANUARY 2020
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 kr. | 31/01 | 31/12 |
| Stock of gold | 21,672,570 | 17,840,840 |
| Foreign assets | 389,932,448 | 402,427,984 |
| Claims on the International Monetary Fund | 18,554,818 | 18,226,010 |
| Claims related to banks' and mortgage credit institutes' TARGET accounts in ECB | 32,006 | 37,892 |
| Monetary-policy lending | - | - |
| Other lending | 1,463,971 | 2,090,994 |
| - Banks'1) | 1,463,971 | 2,090,994 |
| - Miscellaneous loans | - | - |
| Domestic bonds | 32,209,448 | 32,346,179 |
| Financial fixed assets, etc. | 184,405 | 184,405 |
| Tangible and intangible fixed assets | 684,168 | 686,942 |
| Other assets | 277,656 | 577,813 |
| 465,011,490 | 474,419,059 |
1) Including loans financing decentralised banknote holdings.
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 kr. | 31/01 | 31/12 |
| Banknotes | 62,318,309 | 64,430,481 |
| Coins | 6,103,266 | 6,121,076 |
| Monetary-policy deposits | 202,290,786 | 230,566,308 |
| - Current accounts | 31,351,786 | 31,205,308 |
| - Certificates of deposit | 170,939,000 | 199,361,000 |
| Other deposits | 12,270,211 | 11,779,926 |
| - Deposits related to banks' and mortgage credit institutes' TARGET accounts in ECB | 32,006 | 37,892 |
| - Other deposits from banks' and mortgage credit institutes' | 2,797,062 | 2,366,105 |
| - Miscellaneous deposits | 9,441,143 | 9,375,929 |
| Central government | 84,634,591 | 70,410,935 |
| Foreign liabilities | 3,882,101 | 3,100,663 |
| Counterpart of Special Drawing Rights allocated by the IMF (SDR) | 14,137,490 | 13,880,049 |
| Other liabilities | 5,685,527 | 440,412 |
| Capital and reserves | 73,689,209 | 73,689,209 |
| 465,011,490 | 474,419,059 |
Note: The monthly balance sheet is calculated at beginning of year values +/- accumulated transaction values. The monthly balance does not include value adjustments and accruals, as these are only calculated at year-end, cf. Danmarks Nationalbank's accounting principles.