Mr Steinbruck's ambiguity may have been deliberate. The mere hint that aid might be available caused the financing costs of weaker countries in the euro to fall.
That in turn pushes down financing costs for businesses, spurring them to invest.
Low financing costs persuade entrepreneurs to fund too many projects.
This small growth capital of financing, financing costs will be single relatively high.
But lower financing costs and stronger demand will help staunch the decline.
By early January the rate on America's debt had climbed a bit, but Indonesia's financing costs had plunged to a shade under 6%.
I think this will reduce the financing costs and save both of us a lot of trouble.