The December 2015 Monthly Report focuses on the outlook for the German economy based on macroeconomic projections for 2016 and 2017. It also contains an analysis of German enterprises’ profitability and financing conditions in 2014 as well as an article on deposit protection in Germany.

The Monthly Report November 2015 comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2015.

The Monthly Report December 2014 describes the outlook for the German economy based on macroeconomic projections for the years 2015 and 2016 and comments on the financing and profitability of German enterprises in 2013.

The July 2016 edition of the Monthly Report describes how the Bank Lending Survey has evolved since the onset of the financial crisis and analyses approaches to containing sovereign debt crises in the euro area. It also discusses two new minimum prudential standards – total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) – in connection with the resolution and restructuring of banks.

The July 2015 Monthly Report contains an article on slower growth in emerging market economies and describes the adjustment patterns of enterprises in the German labour market during the Great Recession based on selected results of a special survey.

The Monthly Report August 2015 comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2015.

The January 2015 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the decline in the elasticity of global trade relative to global economic activity and describes the Common Credit Assessment System for assessing the eligibility of Enterprises.

The October 2016 Monthly Report explains selected aspects of local government finances and their evolution over time and describes the significance and impact of high-frequency trading on the German capital market