MW:Treasurys pare loss, dollar down after sales, CPI
By Deborah Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The dollar stayed down and Treasury prices pared a loss on Friday after a report said retail sales jumped 0.9% in August. Separate data showed consumer prices rose 0.6% last month, though just 0.2% when food and energy are stripped out. The dollar index DXY -0.45% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell to 78.918, from 78.932 before the data and 79.254 in late U.S. trading on Thursday. The euro EURUSD +0.7903% rose to $1.3089 from $1.2992 late the previous day Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +6.14% , which move inversely to prices, rose 9 basis points to 1.81%, from 1.82% before the data as European and Asian investors shifted sharply away from U.S. debt.
