Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday gave the final seal of approval to a massive spending package to build up the ...

"A really big bazooka," wrote Berenberg economist Holger Schmieding, commenting on the German measures. "These proposals for an immediate loosening of Germany’s fiscal rules will likely be enacted.

Chris Bryant is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies in Europe. Previously, he was a reporter for the Financial Times. Fresh from winning Sunday’s federal election ...