Author Archives: Tipswatch

Are Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities now an unsafe or unwise investment? Is the Treasury market at the start of a long bear market? Will stocks greatly outperform bonds over the next 10 years? Burton Malkiel, author of ‘A Random Walk Down … Continue reading →

The Treasury just posted the results for CUSIP 912828SA9, a 9-year, 10-month reissue. The previous low for any 10-year TIPS issue or reissue was this same CUSIP 912828SA9, first issued on Jan. 19. It went off two months ago at … Continue reading →

It’s been an interesting month for Treasuries – just read the reports, all over the Web, about the end of the Treasury bull market, the coming Treasury bear market, steeply rising interest rates, and on and on. But if you … Continue reading →

Jan. 8, 2015, update: TIPS investors: Why the inflation breakeven rate is your friend A curious thing happened last week. The Treasury market took a hit, with the yield on a traditional 10-year Treasury rising to 2.31%, its highest level since … Continue reading →

This wasn’t a big surprise, with gas prices soaring in the last few weeks. From the Associated Press report: The Labor Department says the consumer price index rose 0.4 percent in February, the largest increase in 10 months. Gas prices … Continue reading →