# Monthly Report – October 2024


## Attached contents

* [Commentaries](https://publikationen.bundesbank.de/content/939186.md)
* [The recording of retained earnings in the balance of payments and their relevance for the German current account surplus](https://publikationen.bundesbank.de/content/938990.md)
* [Germany’s international interconnectedness via foreign direct investment: current developments](https://publikationen.bundesbank.de/content/939182.md)
* [State government finances in 2023: situation worsens, but structural balance still in surplus](https://publikationen.bundesbank.de/content/938988.md)
* [Wage developments in Germany: current situation, comparison with the euro area, and outlook](https://publikationen.bundesbank.de/content/939710.md)
* [Statistical Section ](https://publikationen.bundesbank.de/content/942054.md)