Finland's economic output expanded for the first time in seven months in February, data from Statistics Finland showed on Tuesday. Output of the national economy rose a working-day-adjusted 0.8 percent year-over-year in February, reversing a 0.3 percent drop in January, which was revised from a 1.2

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Tuesday that the "US will use sanctions and work with allies to keep disrupting Iran's 'malign and destabilizing activity'." Additional comments Iran's actions threaten stability in the Middle East and could cause economic spillovers. It is incumbent on a

They say nothing is certain but death and taxes. No matter what you do, the Grim Reaper and the taxman always show up eventually. Well, folks, it’s April 15. And the Taxman cometh. Again. I guess that’s better than the Grim Reaper. Of course, he only shows up once. The Taxman makes an annual appeara

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Monday that there was a greater than 50% probability of more than three rate cuts this year, per Reuters. Šimkus further noted that geopolitical shocks, such as an escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, could cause them t

The run of Dollar demand has resulted in fresh yearly highs against many currencies. We had already seen a wave of Dollar demand on the back of a repricing of Fed rate expectations, and in recent days, geopolitical factors have played into even more Dollar demand. Share: Analysis feed