The January 2021 edition of the Monthly Report analyses the slowdown in productivity growth in the euro area and describes the data collection methodology and analysis options for the new securities holding statistics on banking groups. It also discusses the two-tier system for remunerating reserve holdings and its impact on banks and financial markets.

The February 2021 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in winter 2020/2021.

The November 2020 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2020.

The June 2020 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines Germany’s economic outlook for 2020 to 2022 and features an article on the topic of cash withdrawals and payments in urban and rural areas.

The December 2020 edition of the Monthly Report outlines Germany’s economic outlook for 2021 to 2023 and explores the informative value of national fiscal indicators in the case of debt at the European level. In addition, it describes the national implementation of the European banking package in Germany through the Risk Reduction Act (Risikoreduzierungsgesetz – RiG) and analyses the profitability and financing of German enterprises in 2019.

The March 2019 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report sheds light on Germany’s balance of payments for 2018 and it analyses the demand for cash in the shadow economy.

The September 2020 edition of the Monthly Report analyses the impact of monetary policy on the euro exchange rate and investigates global financial interconnectedness as well as spillover effects between the G20 countries. In addition, it discusses the performance of German credit institutions in 2019.