European Morning Wrap Up By Gerry Davies (Edit) || April 22, 2009 at 09:53 GMT 1 views || 0 comments || Add comment ECB’s Stark: After severe economic downturn, confident of gradual recovery in course of 2010 French PM Fillion: French economy will sufffer “serious recession” in 2009. Slow recovery expected in 2010. Fillion sees 2.5% contraction in 2009 Japan senior MOF official: Currencies not major issue at G7 FinMin meeting BOE minutes: MPC voted 9-0 to hold rates steady in April, continue £75 bln sterling asset purchase plan UK March jobless claims 73,700, better than median forecast of 116K. ILO jobless +177k to ... (full story)