this 10-Year Treasury Bond Yields edged lower on Tuesday as investors awaited December retail sales data in a slew of economic data this week.

The benchmark yield fell more than 1 basis point to 4.184%. 30-year Treasury Bond The yield is 4.836%. this 2-Year Treasury Bond The note yield also fell less than 1 basis point to 3.475%.

1 basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and the yield and price move in opposite directions.

Economists polled by Reuters said December retail sales, to be released later on Tuesday, were expected to rise 0.4% from the previous month, compared with 0.6% in November.

Markets also expect a backlog of other data delayed by the partial U.S. government shutdown. Among the key releases is the January non-farm payrolls report, which is now scheduled for Wednesday after being delayed from Friday.

Attention will also turn to consumer price data for January due on Friday. Annual inflation is forecast to cool slightly to 2.5%, according to the same survey.

Weekly data on initial jobless claims will also be released Thursday.

Bloomberg News reported that authorities are encouraging banks to reduce their exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds due to concerns about concentrated risks and volatility, and markets continue to track developments in China.