In the October 2024 Monthly Report, the first article investigates how a different method of recording retained earnings in the balance of payments affects the German current account surplus. The second article highlights current developments in Germany’s international interconnectedness via foreign direct investment. The third outlines the development of state government finances in 2023, noting that the situation has deteriorated, but that there is still a structural surplus. The Monthly Report then rounds off with an article examining the topic of wage developments in Germany, detailing the current situation, providing a comparison with the euro area, and offering an outlook.

The September 2024 edition of the Monthly Report examines the impact of European climate policy on German foreign direct investment and discusses the profitability of German credit institutions in 2023. In addition, it looks at the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) from the perspective of on-site inspections. The report concludes with an article on Member States’ financial relationships with the EU budget and the NextGenerationEU off-budget entity in 2023.

The August 2024 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2024.