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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 was unchanged in October

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Tipswatch

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 →

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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen at auction Nov. 20, 2014

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Treasury later today will announce it is reopening CUSIP 912828WU0 at auction Nov. 20, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.125%. Update: Here’s the announcement. This TIPS has a history: It was first … Continue reading →

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I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Tipswatch

May 1, 2015, update: Series I Savings Bonds to pay 0.0% interest; EE Bonds bump up to 0.3% The Treasury announced this week that it is dropping the fixed rate on Series I Savings Bonds to 0.0% for new bonds sold … Continue reading →

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Treasury drops Series I Savings Bond fixed rate to 0.0%

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Tipswatch

The US Treasury just announced that is it lowering the fixed rate paid on Series I Savings Bonds to 0.0% for bonds purchased from Nov. 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015. It also announced that the new variable (inflation-adjusted) rate … Continue reading →

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Checking in on TIPS as quantitative easing ends (we hope)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Tipswatch

A brief history. The Federal Reserve started its latest round of quantitative easing (QE3, in this case) on Sept. 13, 2012, when it launched a $40 billion per month program to buy mortgage-backed securities. This eventually morphed into ‘Operation Twist’ … Continue reading →

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