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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.

Last pitch for buying I Bonds in 2011

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Tipswatch

The Treasury will auction a 5-year TIPS on Dec. 15, probably a reissue of CUSIP 912828QD5 that currently carries a yield-to-maturity of -0.980%. Yes, that is a negative, and it means buyers of this TIPS are willing to accept a … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s TIPS auction … a little strange

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Tipswatch

The Treasury on Thursday auctioned a reissue of a 10-year TIPS and it went off at a higher-than-expected yield of  0.099%, in addition to the inflation adjustment. This was nice news for the new buyers of this TIPS, since it … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reissue auctions at 0.099%

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury just posted the result of today’s auction of CUSIP 912828QV5, a 9-year, 8-month TIPS that auctioned at a yield to matury of 0.099%, close to but not quite the lowest rate in the history of 9- or … Continue reading →

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Consumer Price Index falls 0.1% in October

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Tipswatch

Investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and I Bonds have been enjoying decent returns for the last year, thanks to higher-than-expected inflation. But that trend turned in October, with the Consumer Price Index falling 0.1% because of lower prices on gas, … Continue reading →

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Next TIPS auction: 10-year reissue auctioning Nov. 17, 2011

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury has announced that the 10-year TIPS auction set for Nov. 17 will be a reissue of CUSIP 912828QV5, which originally auctioned on July 21 with a coupon rate of 0.625% and a yield to maturity, before the … Continue reading →

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