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The German central bank made around four billion euros in profits last year.
The euro rose to 1.3175 dollars in European trading, from 1.3112 dollars late in New York on Friday.
European stock markets rose on Monday, lit up by merger and acquisition news after a bright performance in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
The dollar firmed against the euro but eased against the yen on Tuesday when market players were cautious before publication of US retail sales data.
A currency dealer waits for customers at a currency exchangeA currency dealer waits for customers at a currency exchange. Speculation in a weakening Japanese yen, after losing steam during a recent bout of global stock market turbulence, has picked up and is expected to continue given sharp differences in interest rates between Japan and the rest of the world.
The euro edged up to 1.3195 dollars at 2000 GMT from 1.3189 dollars late Monday in New York.
A businessman uses his mobile phone in front of a ticker board in TokyoA businessman uses his mobile phone in front of a ticker board in Tokyo. The Bank of Japan said Tuesday that it will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent this month, a decision that had been widely expected after its February rate hike
Prospects increased on Wednesday for further rate rises by the European Central Bank as data showed that the eurozone money supply is growing at the fastest rate since the start of monetary union.
The Bank of England is likely to keep British borrowing costs at 5.25 percent for the third month in a row on Thursday, but analysts warned that another surprise hike was a possibility.
South Korea's central bank on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged for the eighth straight month, amid a cooling property market and subdued inflationary pressure.
The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady, as expected, on Thursday, but ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet signalled the bank was ready to raise eurozone borrowing costs again in June, sending the euro up to a two-year high against the dollar.