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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.

Why the breakeven rate is important: A TIPS versus Treasury example

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Tipswatch

I had a 10-year TIPS mature in July and I thought it would be interesting to look at how that Treasury Inflation-Protected Security performed against a traditional 10-year Treasury. Did it outperform? By how much? So here are the basic … Continue reading →

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Who should buy Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tipswatch

I was updating my TIPS Q&A page today and I realized that I never really answered this question: Who should buy TIPS? So here we go … First off, I want to state loudly that TIPS are for preserving wealth, … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS auctions at 2-year-high yield of 0.384%

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury just announced that its auction of a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security resulted in a yield to maturity of 0.384%, the highest in two years for any 9- to 10-year TIPS. This is CUSIP 912828VM9 and it … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS auction: We’ve been jawboned

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Tipswatch

I have pretty much lost my appetite for Thursday’s auction of a new issue 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. Why? It’s hard to swallow a jawbone. The jawboning has been coming from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who last Wednesday afternoon … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation rose a sharp 0.5% in June

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Tipswatch

U.S. inflation took a sharp tick upward in June, rising 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Analysts were expecting an increase of 0.3%. This is ‘headline’ inflation, technically called the Consumer Price … Continue reading →

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