The September 2017 Monthly Report contains an article on monetary policy indicators at the zero lower bound on the basis of term structure models, and an analysis of the performance of German credit institutions in 2016. Explanations are also provided on the potential and risks of distributed ledger technologies in payments and securities settlement and on the changes and results in the process of extending the investment fund statistics.

The July 2017 edition of the Monthly Report describes the market for bonds issued by non-financial corporations in the low-interest-rate environment and developments in government interest expenditure in Germany and other euro area countries. It also contains articles on private interest income developments, taking into account inflation and taxes, as well as on the threats to the global economy posed by protectionist tendencies. Finally, the report also introduces the latest innovations in the monetary financial institutions’ (MFI) interest rate statistics.

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.

The September 2016 Monthly Report analyses the distribution effects of monetary policy and describes the relationship between globalisation and the transmission of global financial shocks to European Monetary Union member states. The performance of German credit institutions in 2015 is also explained.

The February 2013 monthly report contains a description of the economic situation in Germany at the end of 2012.

The November 2012 monthly report comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2012.

The August 2012 monthly report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2012.