• According to Mishkin, a member of the Board of Fed, economy growth in 3Q07 brings encouragement for further outlook. There are no signs of growing impact of the real estate sector. Fed must also consider the assets prices impact on inflation, the dollar exchange rate being the key factor. • Purchasing managers index in US non-productive sector increased to 55.8 points in October, while a decline to 54 points had been expected. • The European Commission´s report states that competitive strength of the Czech Republic is weakening. Competitive strength contributes to economy growth less that in most EU countries. Ireland and Slovakia are at the top of the scale. • According to Premier Topolánek, apart from the nuclear power, there will be no other choices left for the Czech energetics in the future. He says that the Czech Republic will be short of electricity in the future and its import would mean losing self-sufficiency.