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New 5-year TIPS auctions with a real yield to maturity of -0.195%

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Tipswatch

CUSIP 912828Q60 will have a coupon rate of 0.125%.
Buyers had to pay about $101.63 for $100 of par value.
As recently as December, a similar auction had a real yield 66 basis points higher.

I wrote the full report for SeekingAlpha.com, so please read it! …

New 5-year TIPS auctions with a negative real yield to maturity, -0.195%

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