Germany has fiscal muscle to counter next crisis - Scholz

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has the fiscal strength to counter the next economic crisis "with full force", Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, suggesting that Berlin could make available up to 50 billion euros ($55.45 billion) of extra spending.With its economy on the brink of recession and borrowing costs at record lows, Germany is facing pressure at home and abroad to ditch its pledge to target balanced budgets and instead boost investment by taking on new debt.A government official..