“Further euro strength is likely to be self-defeating,” said Valentin Marinov, a currency strategist at Crédit Agricole, a French bank. Exports were already likely to weaken and become a drag on the eurozone economy because of U.S. tariffs and European government policies that would encourage more imports.

Spain faces Germany in the Euro 2025 semifinals on Wednesday aiming for its first win against the eight-time European champions.

World champions Spain will aim to secure a first-ever win against Germany in their Euro 2025 semi-final on Wednesday, though the Spaniards insist reaching their first European Championship final matters more than settling old scores.

Germany needed goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger at her best vs. France and they'll need her again if they are to beat Spain.

The Germans beat France with one of the most impressive displays you will see from a side reduced to 10 players for most of a game

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Loan demand from euro zone firms rose last quarter despite a drag from geopolitical and trade tensions, and another increase is likely this quarter, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday based on a survey of the bloc's biggest lenders.

A team mixing youth and experience has delivered the country's first semi-final in a major women's tournament since the 1990s