The monthly report contains: German enterprises' profitability and financing - an analysis based on a new dataset, Germany's financial linkage to the EU budget, New transparency rules for credit institutions, Risk appetite in a dynamic financial market environment.

The December 2017 edition of the Bundesbank's Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy on the basis of macroeconomic projections for 2018 and 2019, with a look ahead at the year 2020. It also analyses German enterprises’ profitability and financing in 2016 as well as corporate margins in selected European countries and takes a look at the Eurosystem’s financial market infrastructure, focusing on the range of services likely to be offered in the future.

The Monthly Report February 2016 comments on the economic development in Germany in winter 2015/2016.

The Bundesbank’s October 2018 Monthly Report comments on trends in state government finances, the implementation of the debt brake and future budgetary surveillance. It also analyses the macroeconomic impact of uncertainty as well as the activities of multinationals against the backdrop of national economic statistics. Furthermore, the report contains an article on the growing importance of exchange-traded funds on the financial markets.

The Monthly Report September 2015 comments on the recent development in lending to euro-area non-financial corporations and describes the performance of German credit institutions in 2014.

The Monthly Report August 2015 comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2015.