England and Bayern Munich midfielder Georgia Stanway faces a race to be fit for her country's Euro 2025 campaign after undergoing knee surgery on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields and the euro held steady on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75%, as expected, while keeping the door open to further policy easing.

Back home, Davorija and her teammates are trying to figure out how to keep this season going as long as possible.

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.

Pricing for short- and long-dated European and American options to buy Euros vs. U.S. dollars at a strike price of 1.0500 for quarterly maturities out to 20 years is shown below. Note that the data for US options is the lower bound on the fair value price.

Banks in the euro area tightened credit standards for companies by the most since 2023, according to the European Central Bank — dashing hopes for a quick recovery in corporate lending that could support investment.

(Reuters) - Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, on Thursday announced a 862 million euro ($896.9 million) order from the European Space Agency for the development of the Argonaut lunar lander. The lander, designed for cargo delivery to the moon, is planned to be launched in the 2030s, the group said in a press release.

THE yen made broad gains on Thursday (Jan 30) as Japan looks on track to keep raising interest rates while others cut, with the European Central Bank (ECB) seen certain to deliver the latest in a series of policy easings later in the day.

In an interview with La Sexta, Ronaldo admitted, “Mateo, he really likes Mbappe. He sometimes tells me: ‘Hey dad, Mbappe is better than you,’ and I reply by saying: ‘No, I am better than him, I have scored more goals.”

Pedri has signed a new contract at Barcelona that will keep the midfielder at Camp Nou until June 2030. Barcelona have moved quickly to tie down one of their most promising youngsters, with the 22-year-old's previous contract expiring in 2026 and rumours of interest from Saudi Pro League clubs.