ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by over four basis points to 4.4178%.
The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.2932% after rising by more than two basis points.
U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Wednesday as investors considered the geopolitical situation and assessed the latest economic data.
Elsewhere, investors weighed the latest economic data, with new housing starts falling short of expectations in October, and building permits slipping month over month, according to data published Tuesday.
Later in the week, investors will be watching out for October's flash purchasing managers' index reports from S&P Global for the services and manufacturing sector.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump's
Organizations:
Treasury, U.S, Investors, Global, Federal Reserve
Locations:
Russia, Ukraine, U.S, Ukraine's, Kyiv