By Ben Eisen
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices turned definitively weaker on Tuesday, extending losses after a series of data. U.S. retail sales increased by 0.2% in July to mark the fourth consecutive month of gains, while U.S. imports rose 0.2% in July. The 10-year note 10_YEAR +2.97% yield, which moves inversely to price, rose 6.5 basis points to 2.684%. The 30-year bond 30_YEAR +1.79% yield rose 5.5 basis points to 3.741%, while the 5-year note 5_YEAR +4.75% yield rose 5 basis points to 1.442%.
