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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.

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities: 2011 in review

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Tipswatch

It’s certainly been an ‘interesting’ year for TIPS, with yields at somewhat attractive levels through the first half of the year and then plummeting to record lows in the second half. Here’s a look at the month-by-month auctions in 2011. … Continue reading →

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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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