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Highlights from the April 22nd Leading Indicator Watch: Housing starts rose .3% (Mar) compared to 6.5% (Feb). Building permits rose .4% from -1.6% (same period). 30 year mortgage rates rose higher to 5.2%. Be sure to check out more of last week’s Leading Indicators here and stay tuned for the latest in Market Thoughts.