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Treasury yields leap after stronger-than-expected retail sales

July 16, 2019

Treasury yields jumped Tuesday after a key update of consumer spending showed U.S. households remained in bright shape, potentially undercutting expectations for the Federal Reserve to carry out rate-cuts this year.

What are Treasurys doing?

The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +1.54% climbed 4.2 basis points to 2.134%, while the 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, +0.93% was up 3.3 basis points to 2.644%. The 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, +2.03% rose 3.9 basis points to 1.872%. Debt prices move in the opposite direction of yields.

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