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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.

September inflation rises 0.1%; new I Bond variable rate will be 1.48%

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, CPI-U (also called ‘headline’ inflation) was up 1.7%. The … Continue reading →

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I Bond watchers: Important inflation report coming Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Tipswatch

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the September inflation report Wednesday morning, and this is the final piece of data needed to determine the inflation-adjusted interest rate for US Savings I Bonds from Nov. 1, 2014, to April … Continue reading →

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Up next: 30-year TIPS reopens at auction Oct. 23, 2014

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Tipswatch

The US Treasury formally announced yesterday that it will reopen CUSIP 912810RF7 on Thursday, Oct. 23, creating a 29-year 4-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of of 1.375%. This TIPS initially auctioned on Feb. 20, 2014, with a … Continue reading →

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PenFed bumps up interest on longer-term CDs (finally)

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Tipswatch

In a Sept. 11 post, I noted the screwed up state of interest rates on super-safe investments. My evidence was an offering from the Pentagon Federal Credit Union of a 1-year insured  CD, paying 1.06% with just a $1,000 minimum … Continue reading →

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TIPS are rallying (sort of) as stocks wobble

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Tipswatch

A 10-year TIPS is yielding 0.34% (plus inflation) today on the secondary market, a drop of 27 basis points since the last auction Sept. 18, which resulted in a yield of 0.61%. That’s a pretty big turnaround for TIPS. The … Continue reading →

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