The June 2022 edition of the Monthly Report outlines the outlook for the German economy for 2022 to 2024 and lays out long-term scenarios and options for reforming the pension insurance scheme. Furthermore, it analyses both bracket creep in income tax rates and the current developments and challenges facing public finances in the euro area. The report concludes with an article on the survey of firms conducted by the Deutsche Bundesbank and how it is used to assess the financial situation of the corporate sector.

The January 2022 edition of the Monthly Report discusses the changes in the secured money market and features an article on the topic of climate change and climate policy: analysis requirements and options from a central bank perspective. In addition, scenario-based valuation effects on the stock market are analysed using greenhouse gas emissions.

The March 2014 edition of the Monthly Report describes the shadow banking system in the euro area and its monetary policy implications. In addition, the German balance of payments in 2013 is reconsidered and it comments on the vulnerability to crises of the manufacturing enterprises in Germany.

The March 2013 monthly report contains: Germany’s balance of payments in 2012; Banks’ internal methods for assessing and maintaining internal capital adequacy and their relevance to supervision.

The June 2021 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines the outlook for the German economy for 2021 to 2023 and analyses how the central bank’s asset purchases increase the sensitivity of government finances to interest rate changes. It also features an article on central government debt and why interest payment premiums should be booked on an accrual basis, while, on the topic of local government debt, a further article discusses how local government budget imbalances can be avoided and cash advances limited.