Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 15

    PRAGUE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press 
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial 
markets on Thursday: 
    ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours) 
 
 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ======================== 
    No economic indicators are due for release until 
third-quarter wage data on Nov. 27. 
    Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ> 
 
 -------------------- RELEASED INDICATORS ---------------------- 
    PRODUCER PRICES, RETAIL SALES: Producer prices rose a touch 
faster than the market forecast, at a 4.4 percent year-on-year 
rate. Retail sales grew 4.3 percent year-on-year in September 
<CZRSLY=ECI>, at a slower pace than markets had expected. 
    Instant Views: [nL14283395] [nL14791016] 
    Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI] 
    Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15> 
    Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/] 
 
 ========================== TOP STORY ========================== 
    INTEREST RATE OUTLOOK: Interest rates have not yet reached a 
plateau despite 150 basis points of increases in the past two 
years, but the peak is within sight, central bank (CNB) board 
member Mojmir Hampl told Reuters. 
    Story: [nL1433320] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN-PLCY] 
    The expected inflation rise in the Czech Republic will 
require a further rise in interest rates, CNB Vice-Governor 
Ludek Niedermayer told Thomson Financial News in an interview. 
    Story: [nL14901862] 
    The CNB should hold off raising interest rates further after 
150 basis points of increases in the past two years, board 
member Pavel Rezabek was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. 
    Story: [nL14898548] 
 
 =========================== EVENTS ============================ 
    CEZ EARNINGS: Power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> releases 
third-quarter results. News conference with CEO Martin Roman and 
CFO Petr Voboril is scheduled for 0830. Conference call with 
investors at 1600. 
    Net profit is seen rising 49.4 percent year-on-year in the 
third quarter on growing electricity prices and a low 
comparative base, a Reuters poll showed. 
    Story: [ID:nL1220081] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEZPsp.PR] 
     
    CENTRAL BANK NON-POLICY MEETING: The central bank governing 
board holds a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to 
discuss monetary policy issues. 
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN] 
    CENTRAL BANKER: Discussion on new bankruptcy law with 
central bank's (CNB) board member Mojmir Hampl at 0805 GMT. 
     
    TREASURY BILL: The central bank offers a new tranche of the 
13-week Treasury bills through an auction to be conducted by the 
central bank. 
    For auction details and results, click on <CNB05>. 
     
    TURKISH PM IN TOWN: Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to 
meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. News 
conference is scheduled for 1025 GMT.  
    Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-TR] 
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ 
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change 
                                 close   on day       in 2007 
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,828.3  1,811.1   +0.95        +15.07 
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  26.665   26.660   -0.02         +3.13 
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  18.121   18.113   -0.02        +14.92 
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  13,231   13,307   -0.57         +6.16 
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 
 
 ==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ==================== 
    RULING RIGHTISTS RECOVER: The right-wing ruling Civic 
Democrats (ODS) leapfrogged the leftist opposition in an opinion 
poll. 
    Story: [nL1457048] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL] 
 
    GENERALI JOINS PPF IN RUSSIA: The government approved a 
scheme for selling emission credits that could earn the central 
European country hundreds of million euros to invest into energy 
savings. 
    Story: [nL1459834] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CO2] 
 
 
 For Instant Views of key economic data click on    [CZ/INSTANT] 
 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01> 
 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY] 
 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY] 
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 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST] 
 
 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United 
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY> 
 
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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX> 
 
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