The Bundesbank’s October 2019 Monthly Report reviews and analyses the market for sustainable financial investments, as well as studying the European investment funds market and the role of bond funds in the low interest rate environment. Furthermore, it describes the long-term outlook for the statutory pension insurance scheme and explains structural reforms in the euro area.

The Bundesbank posted a profit of € 2.5 billion for the 2018 financial year, representing a year-on-year increase of € 0.5 billion. This increase was due to higher interest income, noted Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann.

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 March 2013 monthly report contains: Germany’s balance of payments in 2012; Banks’ internal methods for assessing and maintaining internal capital adequacy and their relevance to supervision.