The January 2018 edition of the Monthly Report describes how the internationalisation of German firms is impacting on domestic investment and analyses the importance of banks’ profitability and capital for monetary policy. It also looks at developments in corporate financing in the euro area and includes an article on the finalisation of Basel III.

The June 2016 edition of the Bundesbank's Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy based on macroeconomic projections for 2016 and 2017, including a look ahead at the year 2018. It also explores how quantitative easing is impacting on the aggregate euro-area economy and comments on the structure and dynamics of vertical integration in manufacturing as reflected in the financial statements of German enterprises.