Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 14

...Republic: GMT + 1 hours) 
 
 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
    PRODUCER PRICES: October producer prices, September retail 
sales as well as third-quarter sales in the services sector are 
due for release at 0800. 
    Analysts polled by Reuters expect factory-gate prices to 
have risen 4.3 percent year-on-year in October after a 4.0 
percent advance a month earlier. 
    October monetary base is due out at 0900. 
    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 ========================== 
    NO DEAL ON REDUCED VAT: European Union finance ministers 
failed to strike a deal to avoid a big increase in sales tax on 
books, meals and home repairs in five EU countries. 
    Story: [nL13421551] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-TAX] 
 
 =========================== EVENTS ============================ 
    CABINET MEETING: The cabinet meets in a regular weekly 
session. News conference is tentatively scheduled for 1100. 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL] 
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ 
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change 
                                 close   on day       in 2007 
 Czech Equities   1,811.1  1,820.5   -0.52        +13.98 
 vs Euro       26.600   26.670   +0.26         +3.38 
 vs Dollar        18.143   18.256   +0.61        +14.74 
 U.S. Equities    13,307   12,988   +2.46         +6.77 
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 
 
 ==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ==================== 
    UNIPETROL RESULTS: Oil group Unipetrol  reported 
a slightly bigger-than-expected third-quarter loss due to 
one-off charges related to shutdowns and asset sales. 
    Story: [nL13208563] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-UNPEsp.PR] 
 
    CZECHS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST GYPSIES: The Czech Republic 
discriminated against children from the Gypsy community by 
placing too many of them in schools for children with learning 
difficulties, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. 
    Story: [nL1380504] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEZPsp.PR] 
 
 ======================= PRESS DIGEST ========================== 
    HOUSING PRICE SLOWDOWN: Developers, real-estate agents and 
analysts agree that housing prices will no longer grow at a rate 
of 20 percent or more a year. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA] 
     
 
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be quoted above and does not vouch for their accuracy.) 
 
 
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 (Compiled by Marek Petrus) 
  
  Keywords: CZECH FACTORS/ 
    

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