Author Archives: Tipswatch

What looked to be a very promising TIPS auction – possibly the most attractive in three years – dimmed considerably Wednesday when the Federal Reserve decided to hold off on tapering its bond-buying economic stimulus program. The result: Both the … Continue reading →

The Federal Reserve blinked today and delayed any move to cut back on its bond-buying stimulus. The immediate reaction in the TIPS market was a plunge in yield. This development puts in turmoil the likely yield for Thursday’s auction of … Continue reading →

I’ve been away on vacation in Nova Scotia the last two weeks, away from a computer and (usually) far from e-mail or business news. So we have some catching up to do … plus there is a 10-year TIPS reissue … Continue reading →

Since May 1 of this year, we have seen a pretty-much unprecedented rise in Treasury yields, almost blindingly quick as the Federal Reserve began to slowly back away (verbally, not in action) from its bond-buying stimulus program. On May 1, … Continue reading →

The U.S. Treasury just announced that its reissue of a 4-year, 8-month TIPS auctioned with a yield to maturity of   -0.127%, the highest yield for any 4- or 5-year TIPS issued in more than three years. Read the announcement. … Continue reading →