25.01.2018 • 13:00 GMT
John Kicklighter
• The ECB rate decision is due Thursday and anticipation is set high for an event not expected to end with a change in rates
• Minutes from the last meeting two weeks ago set speculation alight by suggesting a change in forward guidance was soon at hand
• EUR/USD has cleared major technical milestones, but a hawkish ECB transition can solidify the move and stoke broader Euro gains