Author Archives: Tipswatch

The Treasury will announce this tomorrow at 10 a.m., but we all know this will be the reopening of CUSIP 912810RL4, creating a 29-year, 4-month Treasury Inflation Protected Security. Because it has a established coupon rate of 0.75%, it is … Continue reading →

The Treasury jumped the gun – it never does that – and posted results of today’s auction of a 10-year TIPS reopening three minutes early! It’s Friday, folks, and the Treasury people are ready to go home. The reopening auction … Continue reading →

Like I always say .. a lot can happen in a week. Or even days. What was shaping up to be a very attractive auction today – creating a 9-year, 10-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security – has turned a bit sour. … Continue reading →

The least surprising news of the week beeped on my telephone as I waited in line to check out at Costco Thursday afternoon. News alert: ‘Fed stands pat on interest rates.’ A better headline would have been: ‘Fed thumbs its … Continue reading →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all-items index rose 0.2%. This wasn’t unexpected, although … Continue reading →