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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.

What exactly did the Federal Reserve say Wednesday to spook the bond market?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Tipswatch

While we’re waiting for more data on today’s 10-year TIPS reopening, I thought I’d take a look at the minutes statement issued Wednesday by the Federal Reserve. It came on the same day as a weak inflation report, causing double … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation fell 0.2% in August, what does it mean for TIPS and I Bonds?

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, inflation has increased 1.7%. This was the first decline … Continue reading →

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Next up: 10-year TIPS reopens at auction Sept. 18

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Tipswatch

Hate to admit this auction announcement actually slipped past me (I’ve been out of town lately), but maybe it’s for the best because conditions in the TIPS market have been changing dramatically in the last two weeks. So, yeah, oops, … Continue reading →

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PenFed’s new 1-year CD shows the screwed-up state of interest rates

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Tipswatch

I am a customer of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, also known as PenFed, and I jumped happily aboard when it offered an above-market 3% 5-year CD in December 2013 and January 2014. But since then its CD rates have … Continue reading →

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Why TIPS aren’t a good buy right now: A story in charts

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Tipswatch

I am a choosy buyer of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, so choosy in fact that I’ve only pulled the trigger three times since July 2011. In that time, yields on TIPS have plummeted, while at the same time inflation has been … Continue reading →

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