NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices stayed down and the dollar was little changed against the euro on Wednesday after a U.S. government report showed consumer prices rose less than many expected last month. A separate report showed housing starts fell to a 519,000 pace, also less than forecast. The dollar index (DXY 79.14, -0.07, -0.09%) , measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, slipped to 79.116, from 79.220 before the data and compared to 79.215 in late North American trading on Tuesday. The euro (EURUSD 1.3503, +0.0016, +0.1186%) turned up to $1.3509 from $1.3490 earlier and $1.3493 late Tuesday. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.88, +0.04, +1.23%) , which move inversely to prices, turned down by 1 basis point to 2.83%. Still to come, the Federal Reserve will be buying $7 billion to $9 billion in treasury bonds maturing between 2018 and 2020.
