Stagnant Europe the class laggard as G20 takes sto

Stagnant Europe the class laggard as G20 takes stock By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent LISBON (Reuters) - After a bungled bailout of Cyprus, the recession-stricken euro zone will stand out for the wrong reasons when finance ministers meet in Washington this week to run the rule over the global economy. China on Monday is likely to report a growth rate of 8 percent for the first quarter, according to economists polled by Reuters. In the United States, figures on housing starts and a pair of regional Federal Reserve surveys are expected to depict an economy that is far from firing on all cylinders but is at least chugging along. ...