1.   AUSTRIAN bonds are seen steady in the next days a traders wait for a series of U.S. economic reports to give clues about the pace of the economy.

2.   Crude oil futures are seen steady as traders await more signs of increased tension between the United Nations and Iraq.

3.   Elsewhere, soybeans are seen steady amid robust export demand and cocoa fell as west African harvests begin.

4.   SWISS FRANC The franc is seen steady on Asian turmoil, rising money supply.