2007-04
14 05:37:41Japan FSA to require full disclosure of investment risks under new law - report
TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The Financial Services Agency plans to require that financial institutions give potential investors a full accounting of inherent risks, including maximum amounts they could lose, in order to boost customer protection under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported.
2007-04
14 03:04:32G7 MEETING French finance minister calls for 'vigilance' over euro strength
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - France's finance minister Thierry Breton called for 'vigilance' over the rapid appreciation of the European common currency that is getting European exporters worried.
2007-04
14 02:57:29UK's Brown meets Bush at White House for first face-to-face meeting
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown met face-to-face for the first time with US President George Bush, a White House spokesman said today.
2007-04
14 02:44:29G7 MEETING Trichet says yen to reflect Japan's encouraging economic fundamentals
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The yen will, and should, reflect the strong underlying patterns in the Japanese economy, said Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank.
2007-04
14 02:25:57US seeks 'even keel' in trade relations with China - Treasury chief
WASHINGTON (XFN-ASIA) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said late Friday that he wants to keep the United States' economic relationship with China on an 'even keel' amid rising trade tensions between the two nations.
2007-04
14 01:43:49G7 MEETING G7 backs IMF reform initiative
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - G7 finance ministers and central bankers threw their weight behind an ongoing reform drive aimed at preserving the 'relevance and legitimacy' of the International Monetary Fund.
2007-04
14 01:38:27G7 MEETING EU's Almunia says euro area labour market improvements are structural
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The euro area's labour market improvements are not only a cyclical phenomenon but structural in nature, said Joaquin Almunia, the European Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs.
2007-04
14 01:07:12G7 MEETING G7 does notvigilance call over hedge funds
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - G7 finance ministers and central bankers did not repeat their most recent warning about the need for vigilance over hedge funds.
2007-04
14 00:54:53G7 MEETING G7 say successful conclusion to Doha trade round is 'imperative'
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - G7 finance ministers and central bankers said a successful conclusion to the Doha round of world trade talks is 'imperative'.
2007-04
13 23:32:14Business events for the coming week week (some dates are tentative):
MONDAY, April 16
WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on retail sales for March, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department reports on business inventories for February, 10 a.m.; Treasury bill auction, 2 p.m.