The June 2019 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy on the basis of projections for 2019 and 2020 and looks ahead at the year 2021. It also covers the overhaul of European banking regulation and features an analysis of the costs associated with different means of payment in the retail sector. Lastly, the changing face of payments services is explored, with reference to instant payments, PSD2 and new competitors.

The April 2011 monthly report contains: Commentaries; Effective exchange rates from financial market data; The US labour market in the current cycle; European Council decisions on the prevention and resolution of future sovereign debt crises.

The July 2016 edition of the Monthly Report describes how the Bank Lending Survey has evolved since the onset of the financial crisis and analyses approaches to containing sovereign debt crises in the euro area. It also discusses two new minimum prudential standards – total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) – in connection with the resolution and restructuring of banks.

The January 2014 edition of the Monthly Report analyses in several essays the reform measures taken by the economic and monetary union member states in the course of the current adjustment processes.

The January 2011 monthly report contains: The banknote cycle and banknote recycling in Germany; Foreign demand for euro banknotes issued in Germany; Investor behaviour in theory and
practice; Requirements regarding the cyclical adjustment procedure under the new debt rule.