Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 12

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 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
    No economic indicators are due for release until September 
current account numbers on Tuesday. 
    Real-time economic data releases.................... 
    Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI] 
    Overview of economic data and forecasts.......... 
 
 ========================== TOP STORY ========================== 
    CROWN HITS NEW PEAKS: The crown firmed to lifetime highs 
versus both the euro and the dollar on Friday, as capital poured 
into safe haven assets and a surge in Czech inflation raised the 
chances of a currency-supportive interest rate hike. 
    Story: [n7L0935741] 
    Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/] 
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ 
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change 
                                 close   on day       in 2007 
 Czech Equities   1,832.1  1,860.9   -1.55        +15.31 
 vs Euro       26.600   26.620   +0.08         +3.38 
 vs Dollar        18.171   18.070   -0.56        +14.58 
 U.S. Equities    13,043   13,266   -1.69         +4.65 
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 
 
 ==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ==================== 
    CEZ IN ROMANIA: Power firm CEZ  has been picked 
as one of partners to complete and operate Romanian nuclear 
power plant Cernavoda. 
    Story: [nL09109471] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEZPsp.PR] 
     
    UNIPETROL SEEN SLIPPING INTO RED: Oil group Unipetrol 
 is expected to post a 1.2 billion crown net loss for 
the third quarter versus an 850 million crown profit a year 
before, due to shutdowns and a one-off charge, a Reuters survey 
showed. 
    Story: [nL09684649] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-UNPEsp.PR] 
    REFINERY: Unipetrol  has restarted most 
operations following shutdowns but output at its ethylene unit 
will be limited pending further repairs, the company said. 
    Story: [nL09107180] 
     
    CZECHS, ARCELORMITTAL HALT DISPUTE: Steel maker 
ArcelorMittal    and the Czech Republic 
have halted their 20 billion crown ($1.1 billion) arbitration 
case and have begun seeking a settlement. 
    Story: [nL09142194] Related news: [ISPA.AS-RTRS-LEN-CZ] 
 
 ======================= PRESS DIGEST ========================== 
    KLAUS AHEAD: An opinion poll conducted by the private agency 
STEM found that 28 percent of respondents would like economist 
Jan Svejnar to replace President Vaclav Klaus when his term ends 
early next year. A majority of 51 percent would like to see 
Klaus serve another term. President is elected by both houses of 
parliament and has limited executive powers. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 5 
     
 
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 (Compiled by Marek Petrus) 
  
  Keywords: CZECH FACTORS/ 
    

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