Daily Market Update 11/15/11

Mortgage rates were little changed Tuesday with no major news from Europe.  October Retail Sales rose 0.5%, exceeding forecast.  The Producer Price Index (PPI) declined 0.3%, which was lower than expected, and was 5.9% higher than one year ago.  Core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy components, was unchanged from September.  No other key data will be released today.