Mats Hummels' return to the national team went better for France than it did for Germany
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo made European Championships history as he became the all-time top scorer in the summer tournament after his record-shattering 10th and 11th finals goals in the opening Euro 2020 match against Hungary.Cristiano Ronaldo, who was playing his record fifth European Championship on Tuesday, overtook the previous mark of nine goals set by France's Michel Platini in Euro's all-time leading scorer list.On the list of active players, only France's forward Antoine Griezmann comes close to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner as he has scored six goals in the seven matches played at Euros.Ronaldo's late brace also saw him moving onto 106 international goals, three shy of footballing immortality - Iranian striker Ali Daei's all-time record international goals tally of 109.Juventus marksman also became the oldest player to score for Portugal at a major tournament (World Cup & Euros), aged 36 years and 130 days.Before Ronaldo stole the stage with a clinical ...
The European Central Bank will support the euro zone "well into" its recovery from a pandemic-induced double dip recession, ECB chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday
Against a basket of its rivals, the dollar steadied at 92.810, just below a November 2020 high of 92.92 hit last week
Germany's 10-year yield, the benchmark for the region, extended its fall after the decision
Strong currencies reflect strong economies
The euro belongs to Europeans and our mission is to be its guardian, said Christine Lagarde, ECB President.
(Reuters) - The U.S. dollar is likely to continue weakening against developed market currencies after the U.S. Federal Reserve's shift to a new monetary policy strategy, a portfolio manager at bond giant PIMCO said on Tuesday. Erin Browne, managing director and portfolio manager at PIMCO, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum she had become more bearish on the U.S. dollar <.DXY> over the last three months.
Since mid-May, the currency has risen nearly 10%versus the dollar and futures markets show it has drawn a record number of bullish bets
An experimental vaccine for Covid-19 produced by the US company Moderna provoked safe immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers, an early-stage study showed
Iran, India look at euro, yen to resolve crude payment row
The call from business leaders is also growing louder
The euro's importance in global reserves and financial markets today is about the same as it was two decades ago
Twenty years on, the euro is both successful and popular
Here's a collection of comments from the EU's political and monetary heads, a day before the January 1 anniversary
The move follows the decision by the US to withdraw from an agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme. That has forced many European companies to stop trading with Iran to avoid US sanctions
Its resurgence is good news for Indian firms
But Draghi also left the door open to further easing, adding that the ECB would act to ward off any unnecessary tightening in financial conditions, a possible reference to the higher euro
Pound slides $1.4057, while the Euro almost touched $1.1000 and edged back to $1.1027