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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.

Fed Chairman Bernanke’s ‘taper talk’ roils markets

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Tipswatch

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today told the world what we already knew: The U.S. economy is gradually improving, and if this improvement continues, the Fed will begin tapering off its bond-buying stimulus program, possibly this year. Bernanke set this … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation rises a meek 0.1% in May

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Tipswatch

U.S. inflation continued at a mild pace in May, rising just 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis and creating a ‘headline’ inflation rate of 1.4% over the last 12 months. Here’s the summary report. The non-seasonally adjusted number was 0.2%, … Continue reading →

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TIPS rebound, but what’s ahead?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Tipswatch

Over the last couple of years, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were the toughest prizefighter in the investment world: You could knock them around a little, but they always came roaring back. Then … Ben Bernanke spoke. It was May 22, and … Continue reading →

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Up next: Reissue of a 30-year TIPS on June 20, 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Tipswatch

The Treasury will announce tomorrow that it will reopen CUSIP 912810RA8, creating a 29-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security that will auction Thursday, June 20. Update: Here is the announcement. This TIPS will have something going for it that’s been extremely … Continue reading →

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Monday: More blood in the streets for TIPS

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Tipswatch

After a month of very sharp rises in the yield on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, the trend continued Monday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year TIPS rising to 0.11%, plus inflation, marking two trading days in a row the yield … Continue reading →

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