Climate change, and our response to it, will have a significant impact on economic and financial systems. The impacts will be far-reaching in breadth and in magnitude; subject to tipping points and irreversible changes; and are uncertain yet at the same time totally foreseeable. In particular, while we do not know now exactly what physical and transition risks will materialise, we do know for sure that we will face some combination of those risks. And, crucially, we also know that the size and balance of these future financial risks and economic costs will depend on the actions we take today. 

The monthly report contains: The development of bank deposits in Germany, Financial sanctions: legal framework and implementation in Germany, German enterprises' profitability and financing in 2001, The development of public finances in Germany following qualification for European monetary union.

The Monthly Report contains: Monetary and Credit Matters; Public Finances; Development of Production; Foreign Trade; Labour Market; Prices and Wages

The August 2017 Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2017.

The July 2021 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report features an article on cross-border corporate takeovers and the impact of internationalisation on firms in Germany. Furthermore, crypto-tokens and decentralised finance apps are outlined and digital risks in the banking sector discussed. In addition, the connection between macroprudential policy and Growth-at-Risk is analysed.