PRAGUE, June 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Wednesday.
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] =======================MORNING NEWS=========================CZECH FINMIN PLANS CUTS: Czech Finance Minister Eduard Janota plans a series of cuts and tax hikes worth a total of 68 billion crowns ($3.61 billion) to keep the 2011 budget deficit on target, daily Hospodarske Noviny reported on Wednesday.
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REUTERS COLUMN: CROWN SEEN RISING: Strong Czech economic fundamentals and a renewed appetite for central and eastern European (CEE) risk could see the Czech crown revisit its recent highs against a euro arguably finding a base against the dollar.
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CZECHS SCEPTICAL ABOUT EURO:The number of Czechs against adopting the euro has jumped by almost half since February although a majority are still in favour, according to a poll published on Tuesday following months of turmoil in the euro zone's periphery.
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CEE FX MIXED: Emerging European assets were mixed on Tuesday morning as a no-confidence vote against the Romanian government raised uncertainty, and the unfavourable backdrop from Europe's core markets kept most investors away.
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> 1157,9 1157,9 0,4 3,63 vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,614 25,62 0,02 2,67 vs Dollar <CZK=> 20,79 20,834 0,21 -13,13 U.S. Equities < > 10404,77 10190,89 2,1 -0,22 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT ==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================EVRAZ: Evraz Vitkovice Steel, a unit of London listed steel firm Evraz <HK1q.L>, should say on Wednesday whether it plans to close its Ostrava steel mill, after it has failed to agree with Arcelor Mittal Ostrava <ISPA.AS> on iron-pig prices.
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