US Treasury yields slip ahead of key economic data

At 10 a.m. ET, consumer sentiment for August is scheduled to come out, along with leading economic indicators and the Advance Quarterly Services Report, that measures the performance of the U.S. service economy, for the second quarter. Investor sentiment around the globe appears to be relatively upbeat on Friday, following positive trade developments between the U.S. and China. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was lower at around 2.853 percent at 5:25 a.m. ET, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was in the red at 3.014 percent.