MW: Treasurys, dollar up vs euro after spending, PCE
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices held onto gains and the dollar stayed higher against the euro on Monday after U.S. data showed personal spending rose 0.4% in July, while the report's measure of inflation increased 0.2%. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.59, -0.06, -2.15%) , which move inversely to prices, stayed down by 5 basis points to 2.59%. The euro (EURUSD 1.2706, -0.0053, -0.4153%) improved to $1.2706, compared to $1.2693 before the data but still down from $1.2740 late Friday. The dollar index (DXY 82.90, -0.02, -0.02%) , a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of currencies, traded at 82.912, weaker than 82.956 before the data but up from from 82.887 Friday. The index was weighed down by big gains by the Japanese yen.
