The monthly report contains: Launching the economic and monetary union on January 1, 1999, Changes in households' asset situation since the beginning of the nineties, The Bundesbank's method of assessing the creditworthiness of business enterprises.

The monthly report contains: The economic scene in Germany in autumn 1998, Overview, Monetary developments, Securities markets, Public finance, Economic conditions, Foreign trade and payments.

The monthly report contains: The implementation of the ESCB's monetary policy by the Bundesbank and its formulation in the General Terms and Conditions, Trends in and structure of the overall capital stock, The indicator quality of different definitions of the real external value of the Deutsche Mark, Updating the calculation of the external value of the Deutsche Mark and adjusting it to the conditions of European monetary union.

The monthly report contains: Operational features of the new European exchange-rate mechanism, West German enterprises' profitability and financing in 1997, The methodological basis of the Deutsche Bundesbank's corporate balance sheet statistics, Banks' internal risk management models and their prudential suitability.

The monthly report contains: The economic scene in Germany in summer 1998, Overview, Monetary developments, Securities markets, Public finance, Economic conditions, Foreign trade and payments.