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Daily Market Update 5/17/11

Mortgage rates inched lower Tuesday following the release of weaker than expected economic data.  April Housing Starts declined 11% to an annual rate of 523,000 units.  Building Permits, a leading indicator, fell 4%.  Industrial Production was unchanged from March, below the consensus forecast of +0.5%.  Stocks moved lower.  No other key data will be released today.

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