Monthly Archives: September 2013

Where do we stand now with TIPS?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Tipswatch

Amid months of turmoil in the bond market, and a lot of scary talk about bonds from investment advisers, yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities have actually declined slightly over the last three months. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Take a … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reissue auctions at 0.5%

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury just posted the result of today’s auction of CUSIP 912828VM9, a 9-year, 10-month reissue of a TIPS first auctioned on July 18, 2013.  It auctioned with a yield to maturity of 0.5% (plus inflation), the highest yield … Continue reading →

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Today’s 10-year TIPS auction: We’ve been Bernanked, again

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Tipswatch

What looked to be a very promising TIPS auction – possibly the most attractive in three years – dimmed considerably Wednesday when the Federal Reserve decided to hold off on tapering its bond-buying economic stimulus program. The result: Both the … Continue reading →

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TIPS yields fall sharply as Federal Reserve delays tapering of economic stimulus

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Tipswatch

The Federal Reserve blinked today and delayed any move to cut back on its bond-buying stimulus. The immediate reaction in the TIPS market was a plunge in yield. This development puts in turmoil the likely yield for Thursday’s auction of … Continue reading →

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Catching up on TIPS (after two weeks in Canada)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Tipswatch

I’ve been away on vacation in Nova Scotia the last two weeks, away from a computer and (usually) far from e-mail or business news. So we have some catching up to do … plus there is a 10-year TIPS reissue … Continue reading →

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