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 Monthly Report illuminates the fundamental theory and evolution of metrics used to measure equity market levels, besides shedding light on the Phillips curve and its use in analysing prices and projecting inflation rates in Germany.

The Monthly Report October 2014 describes the methodological changes in the financial accounts, comments on the embedment of the German economy in the international division of labour and presents the Single Supervisory Mechanism of the European banking union.

The September 2011 monthly report contains: The performance of German credit institutions in 2010; German banks’ lending to the domestic private sector since summer 2009; International cooperation in banking regulation: past and present.