German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck shows a cardboard with the development of nominal wages and real wages as well as inflation during a news conference of Germany's economy development in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck attends a news conference of Germany's economy development in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck arrives for the cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the cabinet meeting of the government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the cabinet meeting of the government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)