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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.

U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in June

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, inflation increased 2.1%. The June increase – which hit … Continue reading →

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Up next: New 10-year TIPS auction July 24, 2014

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Tipswatch

The US Treasury hasn’t posted the formal announcement yet (it will be coming later this morning), but we know it will auction a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on Thursday, July 24. It will be CUSIP 912828WU0, and because this … Continue reading →

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Europe strikes again – and TIPS get more expensive

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Tipswatch

This is from today’s Wall Street Journal: Worries over the financial health of a major Portuguese lender spooked global markets Thursday, drubbing shares in southern Europe and sending U.S. stocks on an early swoon. The broad, sharp market moves were … Continue reading →

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Global financial group warns of Fed’s role in ‘risk-taking’ markets

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) issued its annual report last week, and it got some attention because it warned of excesses building in the financial system, at the same time Fed Chair Janet Yellen was defending the Fed’s policy … Continue reading →

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The Goldilocks markets: This trend can’t continue

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Tipswatch

Here it is, July 2, and half of 2014 has already escaped us. It hasn’t been much of a year for new investments: Both stocks and bonds have rallied this year, making them more expensive, bank CD rates have dropped, … Continue reading →

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