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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.

5-year TIPS reissue auctions at record-low -1.286%

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury has announced results of today’s reissue of CUSIP 912828SQ4, resulting in a yield to maturity of -1.286%, meaning that today’s buyers are accepting 1.286% less than the rate of inflation over the next four years, 8 months. … Continue reading →

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An update on U.S. inflation: Nowhere to be found

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Tipswatch

I was out of town last week and didn’t get a chance to write about the U.S. inflation rate in July, which was unchanged from June, in other words … zero inflation in July. This is the ‘headline’ inflation rate … Continue reading →

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Next up: Reissue of a 5-year TIPS on Aug. 23, 2012

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Tipswatch

The announcement will come next Thursday  (Aug. 16), but we know the Treasury will be auctioning a reissue of a 5-year TIPS on Aug. 23. I am guessing that this will be a reissue of CUSIP 912828SQ4, which was first … Continue reading →

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U.S. Treasury will offer floating-rate notes

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Tipswatch

It’s big news when the U.S. Treasury rolls out a new product, since the last new one was Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities in 1997. That one worked out well, for both the Treasury and investors. These floating rate notes will be … Continue reading →

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Vanguard is launching short-term TIPS funds, ETF

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Tipswatch

Vanguard on July 24 filed paperwork with the SEC to launch the Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund, and it will come in traditional Investor and Admiral mutual fund varieties – along with an ETF. This fund will track the … Continue reading →

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