PRAGUE, June 24 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Thursday.
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PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
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PRAGUE - Lower house of Parliament continues session.
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] ==========================TOP NEWS============================CBANK STEADY, STABILITY AHEAD: The Czech central bank left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as expected and said they could stay stable for the near future as the country creeps through an export-driven recovery marked by weak price growth.
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BUDGET TALKS GET GOING: The leading Czech right-wing Civic Democrat party aims to cut the 2011 fiscal deficit at least to 3.6 percent of economic output, much deeper than previously released plans, party officials said on Wednesday.
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CEE MARKETS: The crown shook off a drop in risk appetite on Wednesday as the Czech central bank left rates unchanged, while investors readied for a key court ruling on Romania's IMF-agreed austerity package on Thursday.
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CEZ IN 2ND EUROBOND: Czech power group CEZ <
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CEE POWER: Czech spot and future power contracts fell on Wednesday with lower gas prices driving down prices along the curve, traders said.
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close on day in 2010 Czech Equities <
> -- 1150 -1.91 2.93 vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.67 25.69 0.08 2.46 vs Dollar <CZK=> 20.81 20.984 0.83 -13.24 U.S. Equities < > 10298.44 10293.52 0.05 -1.24 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT ==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================NEW CABINET SEATS: The three centre-right parties forming the next government agreed on splitting up the number of cabinet posts, giving Civic Democrats six ministers, TOP09 five and Public Affairs four.
It is still not clear which party will get the finance minister post.
TOP09 Vice-Chairman and former finance minister Miroslav Kalousek does not want the Finance Ministry unless its responsibility and oversight over state companies is kept intact and not transferred to the Industry Ministry.
Lidove Noviny, page 1
TEACHERS' PAY: The coalition agreed to cut 2.1 billion crowns ($111.5 million) from the defense ministry budget to use toward teachers' salaries.
Pravo, page 2
PPF GROWING: Financial group PPF's assets reached nearly 11 billion euros at the end of 2009, and the group is ready to spend around 900 million euros on new investment opportunities.
E15, page 1
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