Consumer prices muted as housing starts reach 17-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. housing projects started last month fell to the lowest in 17 years, while consumer prices moved up a bit less than expected, leaving the Federal Reserve some room to lower interest rates to ward off a housing-led slowdown.
<p><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/businessNews?i=R7AyCu" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/businessNews?a=R7AyCu)</p><div class="feedflare">
<img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/businessNews?i=mLk8fOG" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/businessNews?a=mLk8fOG) <img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/businessNews?i=4GZPbxg" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/businessNews?a=4GZPbxg) <img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/businessNews?i=xZJPzhg" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/businessNews?a=xZJPzhg)
</div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~4/271456434" height="1" width="1"/>
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/271456434/idUSN1633440320080416