The ECB Weekly Financial Statement released today shows that the ECB received redemptions for the PEPP programme for the 3rd week running. The amounts are still low (just €0.6bn). The PSPP had larger redemptions at €6.3bn, meaning that gross buying for the programme totaled €9.2bn.
Covered (CBPP3): Purchases +0.9 bn vs Redemptions -1.5 bn
ABS (ABSPP): Purchases +0.1 bn vs Redemptions -0.2 bn
Public (PSPP): Purchases +9.2 bn vs Redemptions -6.3 bn
Corps (CSPP): Purchases +2.3 bn vs Redemptions -0.4 bn
Pandemic (PEPP): Purchases +28.8 bn vs Redemptions -0.6 bn
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