Traders grew more confident on Thursday that the European Central Bank would deliver three more rate cuts this year, as weak growth data followed by the bank's latest rate reduction highlighted the need for more easing.

EUROZONE government bond yields and the euro held steady on Thursday (Jan 30) after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent, as expected. Read more at The Business Times.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending growth to businesses in the 20-nation euro zone accelerated in December, suggesting that a string of interest rate hikes have started to transmit through to the real economy, European Central Bank data showed on Tuesday.

Wall Street shares looked set for more gains on Thursday, as investors cheered earnings from Meta, but shunned Microsoft, while the dollar was steady against most other currencies after the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged.