The Commerce Department reported that US retail sales unexpectedly rose 0.2 percent in October, while the data for September was revised to show sales jumping 1.9 percent rather than the previously reported 1.6 percent advance.

US consumer prices, meanwhile, barely rose in October, but rising rents and healthcare costs pointed to a gradual buildup of underlying inflation.

In early morning trading, the 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 2.341 percent, from 2.334 percent before the data.

The US two-year yield edged up to 1.679 percent, from 1.675 percent before the data.