MW:Dollar edges up, Treasurys down after U.S. data
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar added to gains and Treasury prices came under more pressure on Tuesday after a pair of reports showed U.S. retail sales rose 0.1% in April and the government's consumer-price index was unchanged that month, both in line with analysts' expectations. The dollar index DXY -0.08% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rose to 80.648, from 80.629 prior to the data and 80.612 in late North American trading on Monday. The euro EURUSD +0.1262% traded at $1.2839, from $1.2844 before the report and $1.2840 Monday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +1.24% , which move inversely to prices, rose 4 basis points to 1.81%, giving back some of the prior session's decline that took yields to their lowest since October, which was not much above their all-time lows.
