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After moving sharply higher over the course of the previous session, treasuries showed a notable move back to the downside during trading on Friday. Bond prices moved steadily lower over the course of the session, ending the day firmly in negative territory.

After trending lower in recent sessions, treasuries showed a strong move back to the upside on Thursday on the heels of the release of a batch of disappointing economic data. Bond prices moved sharply higher in early trading and saw some further upside as the trading day progressed.

With traders digesting a mixed batch of U.S. economic data, treasuries showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. Bond prices bounced back and forth across the unchanged line before ending the day modestly higher.

After seeing early strength, treasuries turned lower over the course of the trading day on Tuesday, extending the recent downward trend. Bond prices moved modestly higher in early trading but were unable to sustain the upward move and slid into negative territory.

After moving sharply lower in recent sessions, treasuries saw some further downside during trading on Monday on the heels of some upbeat retail sales data. Bond prices moved modestly lower in early trading and remained stuck in the red throughout the session.

Treasuries moved sharply lower during trading on Friday, extending the notable downward move seen over the past several sessions. Bond prices moved steadily lower over the course of morning trading and remained firmly negative throughout the afternoon.

Treasuries moved notably lower over the course of the trading day on Thursday, extending the downward move seen over the past few sessions. After seeing initial weakness, bond prices regained some ground in early afternoon trading but pulled back sharply going into the close.

Finishing off this week's series of long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department sold $16 billion worth of thirty-year bonds on Thursday. The thirty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 2.98 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.53.

Treasuries moved moderately higher over the course of the trading day on Wednesday after coming under pressure over the past few sessions. Bond prices moved to the upside in morning trading and managed to remain positive despite giving back some ground after the ten-year note auction.

Following yesterday's sale of $32 billion worth of three-year notes, the Treasury Department sold $24 billion worth of ten-year notes on Wednesday, attracting slightly below average demand. The ten-year note auction drew a high yield of 1.81 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.70.

Treasuries moved modestly lower during trading on Tuesday, extending the downward move seen over the past few sessions. Bond prices moved to the downside in early trading and remained stuck in the red for much of the session.

Kicking off this week's series of long-term securities auction, the Treasury Department sold $32 billion worth of three-year notes on Tuesday. The three-year note auction drew a high yield of 0.354 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.38.

After trending higher throughout much of the past two months, treasuries moved sharply lower during trading on Friday following the release of better than expected jobs data. Bond prices showed a steep drop in early trading and saw some further downside over the course of the session.

After moving notably higher over the course of the previous session, treasuries saw some further upside during trading on Thursday. Bond prices initially showed a lack of direction but climbed into positive territory in morning trading and managed to close modestly higher.

After moving modestly lower over the two previous sessions, treasuries moved back to the upside during trading on Wednesday amid the release of some disappointing economic data. Bond prices moved steadily higher for much of the session but gave back some ground going into the close.