After A Surreal Surge, This 10-Year TIPS Is Now Depressingly Normal

Summary

  • The Treasury will reopen a 10-year TIPS at auction on Thursday, with the real yield to maturity expected to be well below zero.
  • This TIPS — CUSIP 912828Z37 — had an amazing reopening auction in March, just as Treasury yields were surging.
  • It’s not an attractive investment for small-scale investors, but the inflation breakeven rate of about 1.18% will make it appealing to big-money investors.

The U.S. Treasury will offer $12 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 912828Z37 — at auction Thursday, in an event that will reveal just how depressing the TIPS market has become.

Read my full analysis on SeekingAlpha.com

Tips auction history

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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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