Banks lift stocks, U.S. yields climb after data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks on major world markets rose further on Wednesday and U.S. Treasury yields rose after a batch of U.S. economic data increased the possibility of an interest rate rise by the Federal Reserve. The reports come on the back of comments from U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday that the central bank would probably need to raise rates at one of the upcoming meetings. The economic data and Yellen's comments heightened expectations of a March interest ra