Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 29

                                
  PRAGUE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 December money supply data at 0900 GMT.
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                
 
=========================EVENTS===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Preliminary December industrial output data at 0800
GMT. Industrial production is expected to show the first
year-on-year increase in 15 months, supported by the low
comparative base. 
  * For a PREVIEW, click on [ID:nLDE60P16J]
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
=========================TOP NEWS=============================
                                
 FINMIN OUTLOOK: The Czech Finance Ministry kept on Thursday
its forecast for 2010 public sector deficit at 5.3 percent of
gross domestic product in a quarterly revision, but warned
politicians may raise the shortfall ahead of an election. 
  * For a TABLE, click on [ID:nLDE60R1S2]
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRA004933] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CEEU-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 LEFT PLEDGES: Czech Social Democrats, whom opinion polls
show as the strongest party ahead of a May election, said on
Thursday they would bring the public sector gap below the
eurozone prescribed 3 percent of GDP by 2013. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60R29D] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CEEU-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The zloty held gains on Thursday after
preliminary data showed the Polish economy grew more than
expected last year, rebounding with the Hungarian forint as
investors scooped up riskier emerging market assets.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60R0DS] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CEEU-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CBANK MEETING: All seven Czech central bank board members
will attend the monetary policy setting session on Feb 4, the
bank said on Thursday.
  * For a PREVIEW of the meeting, which is expected to hold
interest rates steady, please click on [ID:nLDE60Q28U]
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRA004932] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CEEU-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 POLLS: The Czech leftist Social Democrats (CSSD) lost a
large part of their lead ahead of the main right-wing Civic
Democrats, leaving the result of election planned for May wide
open, a survey showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60Q2EM] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CEEU-POL]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1186.4    0.11         6.18
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  26.241    26.258    0.06         0.29
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.809    18.698   -0.59        -2.35
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10120.46  10236.16 -1.13        -2.95
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 RETAIL BONDS: Finance Minister Eduard Janota said he would
not actively push for the planned issue of retail government
bonds. The paper reported this is due to reservations of the
main political parties.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
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