That's the lot for today. Here's a quick closing summary

• Finland's prime minister has weighed in on the question of Britain's future in Europe. Jyrki Katainen said an EU without the UK just wasn't the same, like 'fish without chips' (see 12.40pm onwards).

• The World Bank has slashed its economic forecasts. It now expects the eurozone to contract this year, and is also worried about the US budget negotiations (see 8.43am)

• European car sales also fell again - down by over 16% year-on-year in December (see 9.00am).

• Austria's central bank governor, though, was confident that the worst of the crisis was over (see 11.09am).

• The Greek parliament prepared to vote on whether to probe several senior politicians, as its tax evasion scandal continues (see 5.31pm)

• And the Bundesbank confirmed plans to move some of its gold reserves home (see 2.38pm).

Thanks for reading, and to those who commented. Goodnight!