The September 2018 Monthly Report explains the models that the Bundesbank uses to make its short-term economic forecasts as well as how these models have been updated. In addition, the Report also analyses the performance of German credit institutions in 2017. 

The Monthly Report July 2014 contains an article on the subject Exchange rates and financial stress and describes the past developments and future challenges of Germany’s statutory health insurance scheme. Furthermore, approach and initial results of the consolidated financial statement statistics as a contribution to the extended corporate analysis are defined. Finally, the importance of the insurance industry for financial stability is analysed.

On the basis of selected empirical analyses, the September 2019 Monthly Report explains the impact that wages have on prices in Germany and features an analysis of detailed state government budget figures for 2018. In addition, the Monthly Report describes the long-term changes in the unsecured interbank money market and also discusses banks’ profitability in 2018.

The April 2015 Bundesbank Monthly Report contains articles on labour market-related government expenditure, structural changes in the German banking sector and transaction-related circulation trends in euro coins in Germany.

The May 2018 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in spring 2018.

The April 2019 Monthly Report presents the results of the 2017 survey on household wealth and finances in Germany and analyses the interest rate pass-through in the low interest rate environment. It also contains an article outlining reform options for the European Stability and Growth Pact as well as an article describing how the Stability Council will monitor the German debt brake as of 2020.

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.