Fink Signals Support for Merkel Policies in German Election Year
- Merkel has provided ‘moral leadership’ to world, Fink says
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Larry Fink.
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One of Wall Street’s most influential figures, BlackRock Inc.’s Larry Fink, signaled his support for Angela Merkel as Germany’s chancellor prepares to campaign for re-election this fall, saying she has provided “moral leadership” to the world.
“I sincerely hope that Germany chooses to continue its role as a leader and stabilizing force in the world,” Fink, the chairman and chief executive officer of the world’s biggest asset manager, said in a speech Monday evening at a reception hosted by Deutsche Boerse AG in Frankfurt. “Germany has demonstrated its ability to balance acts of humanity and economic and political challenges.”