bond yields were steady on friday ahead of the release of key data on inflation   the yield on the 2year treasury tmubmusd02y was 413 down 03 basis points yields move in the opposite direction to prices   the yield on the 10year treasury tmubmusd10y was 357 up 13 basis points   the yield on the 30year treasury tmubmusd30y was 374 up 07 basis points the fed’s preferred measure of inflation the pce price index is due for release alongside the latest numbers on consumer spending and personal income economists polled by the wall street journal expect the core measure of pce which excludes energy and food to rise 04 for february after 06 growth in january there’s also chicago pmi and the final reading of the university of michigan consumer index set for release and a speech at 305 pm eastern from new york fed president john williams on monetary policy and the economic outlook there are two more fed speakers on friday night in the eurozone the yearoveryear inflation rate fell to a slightly below consensus 69 from 85 but the core measure ticked up a tenth to 57 the yield on the 10year german bund tmbmkde10y slipped 3 basis points to 234