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 monthly report contains: International cooperation in the area of ongoing banking supervision, Financial integration and risk sharing in the euro area – longer-term trends and impact of the financial crisis, Outlook for the German economy – macroeconomic projections for 2010 and 2011.

The June 2011 monthly report contains: Outlook for the German economy – macroeconomic projections for 2011 and 2012; Sovereign yield spreads in the euro area; Extended MFI interest rate statistics: methodology and first results; Fundamental features of the German Bank Restructuring Act.

The monthly report contains: Reform of German budgetary rules, Globalisation and monetary policy, Advances in strengthening the economy's growth potential, TARGET2 – the new payment system for Europe.