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German Ministry Jumps to ECB’s Aid in Defending Inflation Spike

Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 22. — Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 22.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Carolynn Look

October 4, 2021 at 11:45 AM UTC

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Germany’s economy ministry is joining a European Central Bank campaign trying to assuage concerns among the population that currently high inflation rates are here to stay.