The April 2017 Monthly Report outlines the role of banks, non-banks and the central bank in the money creation process and analyses the impact of demographic change and immigration on the German economy’s potential Output.

The March 2017 Monthly Report sheds light on Germany’s balance of payments for 2016 and outlines the cyclical adjustment procedures carried out by the federal states as part of the debt brake.

The February 2017 Monthly Report comments on the economic development in Germany in winter 2016/2017.

The January 2017 Monthly Report contains an article on the Eurosystem’s asset purchases and the euro exchange rate. In addition, it analyses how debt levels have developed in the non-financial private sector in selected euro-area countries.

The December 2016 edition of the Bundesbank's Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy based on macroeconomic projections for 2017 and 2018, including a look ahead at the year 2019. It also contains an article on “Wage dynamics amid high euro-area unemployment” and an analysis of German enterprises’ profitability and financing conditions in 2015.

The Monthly Report November 2016 comments on the economic situation in Germany in autumn 2016.

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

The September 2016 Monthly Report analyses the distribution effects of monetary policy and describes the relationship between globalisation and the transmission of global financial shocks to European Monetary Union member states. The performance of German credit institutions in 2015 is also explained.

The Monthly Report August 2016 comments on the economic development in Germany in summer 2016.

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.