Inflation

Germany’s Finance Minister-in-Waiting Demands Hard Line From ECB

  • Lindner says German politicians underestimating inflation risk
  • FDP leader is seeking finance ministry in coalition talks
Christian LindnerPhotographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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Christian Lindner, the pro-business leader pushing to become Germany’s next finance minister, warned the European Central Bank must resist the temptation to help out highly indebted euro countries as inflation accelerates.