Securities dealers expect the notes to yield about 4 percent.

The 10-year notes will yield 62 basis points over the current 10-year note.

The notes yield 84 basis points more than Treasury securities with a similar maturity.

The notes yield about 0.73 percentage point more than Treasury securities of similar maturity.

The four-year notes yielded 8.43 percent, against 8.46 percent the day before.

Priced at $332.35 a $1,000 face value, the notes yield 7.50 percent.

The search for higher rates could lead to Canada, where two-year notes are yielding 6.47 percent.

The 10-year note yielded 7.03 percent, about 24 basis points more than the 10-year Treasury.

The notes yielded 6.729 percent, or about 79.5 basis points more than a comparable Treasury security.

If held to maturity, the notes will yield 6.75 percent.