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Daily Market Update 2/16/17

Rates were little changed Thursday despite the release of stronger than expected economic data.  This morning, weekly Jobless Claims rose to 239,000, below the consensus forecast of 245,000.  January Housing Starts fell 3% from upwardly revised December levels to an annual rate of 1.25 million units, beating expectations.  No other key data will be released today.

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