Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 17

...ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours) 
 
 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
    June producer prices and May foreign trade prices are due 
out at 0700. The market consensus forecast is for a 0.3 percent 
monthly gain in the producer price index (PPI)  to 
give a 4.3 percent annual rise . 
    Real-time economic data releases.................... 
    Previous stories on Czech data............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI] 
    Overview of economic data and forecasts......... 
    Updates on Czech currency............................[CZK/] 
 
 ========================== TOP STORY ========================== 
    Miner and energy trader Czech Coal is seeking a foreign 
partner for a plan to build a coal-fired power plant, giving up 
on an intended alliance with power utility CEZ .  
    Story: [nL16632889] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEZPsp.PR] 
 
 ======================= MARKET SNAPSHOT ======================= 
 Index/Unit           Value          Change          Pct Change 
 PX             1850.3          -13.1            -0.70 
 DJIA         13951.0           43.7             0.31 
 EUR/CZK      28.295         -0.035          -0.12 
 USD/CZK         20.504         -0.015          -0.07 
 EUR/USD          1.3784         0.0013          0.09 
 EUR/JPY     168.10          -0.02           -0.01 
 5Y YIELD     4.15 
 15Y YIELD   4.78 
 Previous close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 
 
 ==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ==================== 
    TV BROADCASTING: A draft radion and television broadcasting 
act to be discussed by the government calls for abolishing the 
current practice of awarding broadcasting licenses. It opens the 
door for any company that applies for a license to broadcast 
digitally in the country once analog television broadcasting is 
shut down sometime after 2010. 
    Daily Mlada fronta Dnes, page A9 
    The legal framework is important for Central European Media 
Enterprises , which owns the country's 
biggest TV station Nova. 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CETVsp.PR] 
 
    MISSILE-DEFENSE SHIELD: A U.S. missile-defense system will 
be built in Poland despite Russia's anger over the plans, Polish 
President Lech Kaczynski said on Monday after a meeting with 
U.S. President George W. Bush. 
    Story: [nBOR668170] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP] 
     
 
 
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be quoted above and does not vouch for their accuracy.) 
 
 
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