• Consumer prices index in June rose by 0.3% while year-on-year inflation moved slightly up to 2.5% from 2.4% in May. • There are less and less unemployed when in June the number declined to 370.8k and unemployment rate to 6.3% from 6.4% in June. • US dollar weakened to its historically lowest level against euro after increase of risk aversion and expected unfavourable development of yields. New minimum was set at EUR/USD 1.3784. • EU criticised Czech Republic again. Ministers of finance of EU member states asked Czech Republic to as soon as possible lower public finances deficit below 3% of GDP using more strict budget policy. • Surplus of Chinese balance of trade in June reached record level of USD 26.9bn. This was helped by planned lowering and cancellation of tax allowances on export which will come in force in July. • Consumer prices index in Hungary increased by 8.6% y/y in June against market expectation of 8.4%. Core inflation reached 5.9%.