LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields were

little changed on Wednesday, and sat slightly lower for the

week, as investors waited for a U.S. consumer inflation report

at 1230 GMT (8:30 a.m. ET) that will help guide Federal Reserve

policy.

Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for

the euro zone bloc, was flat at 2.18%.

Italy's 10-year yield was lower by 0.9 basis

points at 3.56%, and the gap between Italian and German bond

yields widened 0.3 basis points to 138 bps.

Germany's two-year bond yield, which is more

sensitive to European Central Bank rate expectations, was little

changed at 2.33%.