The July 2018 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report describes the ownership structure and the main drivers of yield movements in the market for Federal securities, and discusses the rebalancing of the Chinese economy as well as its international implications. It also includes an article on trends in the financing structure of German non-financial corporations as reflected in the corporate financial statement statistics.

The March 2019 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report sheds light on Germany’s balance of payments for 2018 and it analyses the demand for cash in the shadow economy.

In a study prepared together with Professor Friedrich Schneider of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, illegal demand for cash in Germany is investigated. The study presents an overview of economic research on the use of cash in the shadow economy as well as fresh empirical analyses by the authors. They look at the influence of the shadow economy on cash lodgements at Bundesbank branches and the demand for banknotes in Germany.

The July 2011 monthly report contains: Developments in the exports of the four largest euro-area member states since the launch of monetary union; Leasing financing in Germany; Reliability and revision profile of selected German economic indicators; Deutsche Bundesbank Spring Conference 2011 – fiscal and monetary policy challenges in the short and long run.

The November 2018 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2018.

The April 2015 Bundesbank Monthly Report contains articles on labour market-related government expenditure, structural changes in the German banking sector and transaction-related circulation trends in euro coins in Germany.

The Monthly Report November 2014 comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2014.

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 June 2021 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines the outlook for the German economy for 2021 to 2023 and analyses how the central bank’s asset purchases increase the sensitivity of government finances to interest rate changes. It also features an article on central government debt and why interest payment premiums should be booked on an accrual basis, while, on the topic of local government debt, a further article discusses how local government budget imbalances can be avoided and cash advances limited.

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 November 2020 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2020.

The May 2019 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in spring 2019.

The August 2020 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2020.

The August 2018 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2018.