After trending higher over the past few sessions, treasuries showed a notable move back to the downside during trading on Friday.
Bond prices came under pressure in early trading and remained firmly negative throughout the session. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, climbed 5.7 basis points to 1.576 percent.
The pullback by treasuries came as a Commerce Department report showing an unexpected increase in U.S. retail sales reduced the safe haven appeal of bonds.
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