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

Dollar bulls were ready to pounce on the euro on Thursday should the European Central Bank sound dovish on rates later in the day, given the Federal Reserve had pressed the pause button on its easing cycle overnight.

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.

Euro zone banks tightened firms' access to credit last quarter and expect further tightening in the first three months of 2025, a European Central Bank survey showed on Tuesday, reinforcing the case for more interest rate cuts as the economy slows.

The experiences gleaned from Greece, Spain and Portugal serve as a clear warning about what happens when a country adopts the common currency ill-prepared.

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.

(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.

Phil Goodlad is joined by Kevin Thomson and Scott Coyne to preview Rangers hosting Union St Giloise in the Europa League and look back on Celtic in Champions League action at Aston Villa.