Author Archives: Tipswatch

Hey TIPS fans, we’re going to close out 2014 with a very interesting auction – one that might actually be worth an investment, especially if you are looking for a short-term TIPS with a positive yield, great inflation breakeven rate … Continue reading →

I was listening to NPR’s Marketplace last night, a story about the gentrification of a Los Angeles neighborhood. And then came this quote from Steve Jones, the owner of a house-flipping business, on how he attracts investors: “All these people … Continue reading →

The Treasury just announced that its reopening of CUSIP 912828WU0, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, auctioned with a yield to maturity of 0.497% (plus inflation). Because this TIPS carries a coupon rate of 0.125% – set at the … Continue reading →

The Treasury today is reopening CUSIP 912828WU0 at auction, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.125%. Here’s where this auction stands at 10:15 a.m.: Bloomberg’s Current Yields page shows this TIPS trading on the … Continue reading →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, inflation increased 1.7%. This was slightly ‘higher’ than the … Continue reading →