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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.

New I Bond variable rate will rise to 1.54% on Nov. 1, 2015

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Tipswatch

The September inflation numbers are in, and this is a big number for I Bond investors. The number closes out the March to September period the Treasury uses to set the variable (inflation-adjusted) rate on I Bonds on Nov. 1. … Continue reading →

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Up next: 30-year TIPS reopens at auction Oct. 22, 2015

Posted on October 14, 2015 by 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 →

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10-year TIPS reopening auctions with a real yield of 0.60%

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Tipswatch

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 →

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Checking in on today’s 10-year TIPS reopening

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Tipswatch

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 →

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And the Federal Reserve said: ‘No way’

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Tipswatch

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 →

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