This Week’s 5-Year TIPS Auction Is A ‘Screaming Buy’

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Tipswatch

Summary

  • The real yield could be about 1.12%, the highest after-inflation yield in nearly 10 years of 4- to 5-year TIPS auctions.
  • The real yield curve has inverted, with the 5-year TIPS now yielding about 6 basis points more than a 10-year TIPS.
  • The inflation breakeven rate is currently a very reasonable 1.60%, making this TIPS desirable versus a nominal 5-year Treasury, and still competitive with best-in-nation bank CDs offering 3.5%.

Read my full analysis on SeekingAlpha.com

About Tipswatch

Author of Tipswatch.com blog, David Enna is a long-time journalist based in Charlotte, N.C. A past winner of two Society of American Business Editors and Writers awards, he has written on real estate and home finance, and was a founding editor of The Charlotte Observer's website.
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