In faraway Washington, of all places, Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is receiving prominent support from Germany. The traditional press breakfast is currently taking place in the Fairmont Hotel. Specifically in the Kennedy Ballroom in the basement. Lindner sits elevated on a black-covered platform. To his right is Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel, in front of him are journalists who have traveled with him and those who are accredited in the US capital. It’s about the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global risks, economic growth rates. And about the very own need for reform in Germany, which Lindner has pursued up to this point.
Both Lindner and Nagel obviously have a very similar view of things. They complement each other, even if it may not seem like it: Lindner is young and dynamic, slim and dark blonde, while SPD member Nagel chooses his sentences very carefully – after all, every word from the Bundesbank President about the inflation and interest rate situation can influence the capital markets. The two of them seem a little like each other Plisch and Plum on the podium at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington.