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The ECB left rates unchanged, while Draghi defended the decision to keep policy accommodative

Sterling briefly touched a three-month high after the ECB cut rates and relaunched QE

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The European Central Bank made a series of decisions to ease monetary policy and try to stimulate the Eurozone economy

Draghi’s final meeting is just hours away, with several Euro crosses sitting on ‘make or break’ levels.

European stock markets fleetingly experienced the best of days, before sliding back to experience the day’s worst levels, due to ECB disappointment

Headlines focus on a clear warning from the ECB that risks to Eurozone growth have “moved to the downside”.

The ECB voted to keep policy unchanged. The prelude to the ECB rate announcement was disappointing data showing that Germany’s manufacturing sector tumbled into contraction in January.

The FTSE is edging lower this morning but European indexes all look in good shape ahead of the ECB’s meeting later today. There is little expected on the rate front: the Eurozone’s central bank is expected to leave rates unchanged not only this month but most likely until September. However, what will attract more attention will be the bank’s comments about the growing risks to the region’s economy.

The ECB’s first meeting of the year could be a sombre affair.

The Sino-US trade dispute continues to sap the energy out of the markets causing a dip in Asia overnight and the FTSE this morning.

U.S. investors were not quite ready to return to risky assets on Thursday morning.

Apart from the soaring euro, European investors could scarcely wish for a better economic backdrop.

In FX markets, the euro jumped in response to comments from Mario Draghi earlier today. The European Central Bank President said that “the threat of deflation is gone and reflationary forces are at play."

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