Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Treasury just announced that the reopening of CUSIP 912828B25 auctioned with a yield to maturity of 0.339%, plus inflation. This is a 9-year, 8-month TIPS with a coupon rate of 0.625%. That yield, which was expected, is a big … Continue reading →

The U.S. Treasury is reopening CUSIP 912828B25 in an auction today, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. I wrote about this last week and noted that the likely yield to maturity on this … Continue reading →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This number, which was expected, resulted in an inflation rate of 2.0% over the … Continue reading →

You might not have noticed, but yields on US Treasurys touched a six-month low on Monday, meaning their value has been heading in a surprising direction: Up. (Prices on bonds rise as yields fall.) This is a surprise because just … Continue reading →

In a bit of a surprise, the US Treasury just announced it is dropping the I Bond fixed rate from 0.2% to 0.1% for I Bonds purchased from May 1 to Oct. 31, 2014. The fixed rate will be paired … Continue reading →