Monthly Archives: July 2024

Projection: Social Security COLA for 2025 should be around 2.7%

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The recent release of the June 2024 inflation report created a baseline number for next year’s cost of living adjustment for Social Security recipients. It’s all based on a needlessly complex formula the Social Security Administration … Continue reading

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A 10-year TIPS matured July 15. How did it do as an investment?

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com On July 15, an ugly-duckling 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security matured. It was CUSIP 912828WU0, first auctioned on July 24, 2014. I call it an ugly-duckling because the auctioned real yield was 0.249%, setting its coupon rate … Continue reading

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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.883%

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this after an evening out in Biella, Italy, and while struggling with rather weak Internet. So this is going to be brief. The U.S. Treasury’s auction of $19 billion of a new 10-year … Continue reading

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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS auction could mark trend of lower yields

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $19 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CLE9. The coupon rate and the real yield to maturity will be set by the auction’s results. This will … Continue reading

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In a surprising turn, inflation turned to deflation in June

For the markets and the Fed, June’s inflation report was positive news. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As soon as I arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, this afternoon, I began looking for news on the June inflation report. My arrival was timed … Continue reading

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