By Saumya Vaishampayan
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys were down Wednesday as U.S. retail sales in January rose 0.1%, suggesting the 2013 tax increase constrained consumers. Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note 10_YEAR +1.92% rose 2 basis points to 2%. Yields move inversely to prices and one basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. The Treasury Department plans to sell $24 billion in 10-year notes on Wednesday and $16 billion in 30-year bonds on Thursday.
