The cost of insuring Greek debt against default also hit a record, rising 17 basis points to 455.
Still, Treasury bond prices remained firm on Wednesday, with the benchmark 10-year bond rising two basis points to 2.98 percent.
Following the disappointing bond auction, Spain's long-term borrowing costs soared to their highest levels since December, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bonds rising 25 basis points, or 0.25 percentage points, to 5.7 percent.
In recent weeks, Goldman has seen fixed income, which made up roughly 14.9% of its third-quarter revenue, founder, with ten-year Treasury rising 100 basis points and end-of-the-year window dressing.
The yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries and German Bunds rose 7 basis points and 4 basis points to 2.67% and 1.60%, respectively.
Remember -- LIBOR spreads spiked 431 basis points (4.31%) in a. single day, rising from 257 basis points to 688 basis points on September 30 , 2008
Ireland's 10-year government bonds rose 26 basis points Monday, to 6.39 percent, while Portugal's rose 36 basis points, to 6.35 percent.
The last three months had roller coaster-like swings in yields as investment grade bonds rated A rose 136 basis points in October and then fell 91 and 125 basis points in November and December to finish at 7.44%.
Spain's benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose 30.1 basis points to 5.988 percent late Wednesday, while Italian 10-year bonds rose 10.4 basis points to 5.181 percent.
The yield on the Spanish 10-year bond rose 26 basis points, to 4.4 percent, while the spread, or difference, with comparable German debt rose 19 basis points, to 1.7 percentage points.
Its yield rose 3 basis points, to 5.80percentt from 5.77percentt.
