MW: Treasurys, dollar stay down after retail sales
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices and the dollar remained under pressure on Tuesday after a report showed retail sales fell 0.2% in May, but gained 0.3% when auto sales are excluded. A separate report showed produce prices rose 0.2% last month. The dollar index DXY -0.01% , which measures the performance of the U.S. unit against a basket of six currencies, traded at 74.630 compared to 74.371 before the data and down from 74.501 late Monday. The euro EURUSD +0.12% rose to $1.4455 from $1.4417 late Monday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +2.51% , which move inversely to prices, rose 5 basis points to 3.04%.
