BOJ's Iwata Issues Cautious Note on Japanese Economy

BOJ's Iwata Issues Cautious Note on Japanese Economy
CNBC - of the next rate hike, Iwata, regarded as somewhat dovish on monetary policy, stressed various downside risks for Japan's export-driven economic recovery, among them the increased chance of a further U.S. economic slowdown and still jittery financial

Big players add liquidity and risks to global market
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The four largest players in global financial markets have grown at a breakneck pace in the last six years, and the assets they manage are expected to double to $20.7 trillion by 2012, according to a report released on Thursday

Scott+Scott Informs Investors of Filing Deadline in Class Action
MSN MoneyCentral - COLCHESTER, Conn., Oct. 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- On August 14, 2007, Scott+Scott, LLP filed the first securities class action against Countrywide Financial Corp. (NYSE:CFC) ("Countrywide" or the "Company") and certain officers and directors in the

Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai Properties denies share placement talk
Forbes - HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Sun Hung Kai Properties , Hong Kong's biggest property developer, denied Thursday media reports that it is planning a 2 billion-US-dollar share placement. 'That is incorrect information,' said a company spokeswoman

Iwata says BoJ to continue rate tightening, while monitoring risk
Forbes - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kazumasa Iwata said Thursday the central bank will continue its gradual credit-tightening process while monitoring risks, foreign exchange rates and other asset prices amid uncertainties

Hillsborough commissioners vote down $40M sports complex
St. Petersburg Times - Ultimately, commissioners said the decision was about balancing wants and needs in difficult financial times. "To me, the timing couldn't be much worse for this project," Hagan said. Determining those needs will be the next battle. Commissioners

FirstPlus Financial Group, Inc. Activates Subsidiary Company Websites
Forbes - IRVING, Texas, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstPlus Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") (Pink Sheets: FPFX) announced today that the websites for its subsidiary companies -- Rutgers Investment Group, Inc., FirstPlus Development, FirstPlus

Email marketer's IPO hypes skyward
BusinessWeek - Our current and potential competitors may have significantly more financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do and may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion, sale and support of their products,” the

Malaysia's August trade surplus 8.99 billion ringgit vs 7.97 billion
Forbes - KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysia recorded a trade surplus of 8.99 billion ringgit in August, the largest monthly surplus so far this year, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said Thursday. In July, the trade surplus

Japanese govt bonds end morning lower, tracking falls in US Treasury
Forbes - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese government bond prices ended Thursday morning lower after US Treasury bonds traded weaker overnight. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, which moves opposite to its price, rose to 4.54 percent Wednesday