German growth stunner cheers markets

By Lionel Laurent LONDON (Reuters) - A forecast-smashing growth reading from Germany sent stock markets higher and low-rated bond yields lower on Friday, putting global equities on track for a second straight week of gains. Germany's economy grew by a much stronger than expected 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, a figure described by one economist as a "thunderbolt" that pointed to a stronger 2015 and that would fuel optimism for the broader euro zone economy. The news added to o