The April 2012 monthly report contains: Potential growth of the German economy – medium-term outlook against the backdrop of demographic strains; The European Systemic Risk Board: from institutional foundation to credible macroprudential oversight

The March 2012 monthly report contains: Germany’s balance of payments in 2011; National and international financial market shocks and the real economy – an empirical view

The February 2012 monthly report describes the economic situation in Germany at the turn of the year 2011/2012.

This report reviews the effectiveness of the Bundesbank’s Research Centre. In particular, the Bundesbank asked the authors of the report to examine the coverage and appropriateness of the research topics investigated by the Centre, the quality of the research and the adequacy of the Centre’s infrastructure and organisation for achieving its objectives.

The January 2012 monthly report contains: Long-term developments in corporate financing in Germany – evidence based on the financial accounts; The PHF: a survey of household wealth
and finances in Germany; The European single market in payments nearing completion.

The December 2011 monthly report contains: Outlook for the German economy – macroeconomic projections for 2012 and 2013; German enterprises' profitability and financing in 2010; Direct investment and financial constraints before and during the financial crisis.