The January 2017 Monthly Report contains an article on the Eurosystem’s asset purchases and the euro exchange rate. In addition, it analyses how debt levels have developed in the non-financial private sector in selected euro-area countries.

Bundesbank Vice-President Claudia Buch believes that the capital markets union helps to make the financial system more stable. Speaking at the 2nd annual conference of the Community of Practice in Financial Research in Brussels, she also highlighted the importance of better access to data and information, improved communication of the benefits of integrated financial markets, and financial literacy.

The May 2020 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in spring 2020.

The September 2021 edition of the Monthly Report outlines the Eurosystem’s monetary policy strategy and analyses the influence of its monetary policy on bitcoin and other crypto tokens. In addition, it discusses the performance of German credit institutions in 2020.