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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.

Yes or no on 10-year TIPS auction on Sept. 22?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury is offering a reissue of CUSIP 912828QV5, which originally auctioned on July 21, 2011, with a yield to maturity of 0.639%. This TIPS has a coupon rate of  0.625% and will mature on July 15, 2021. The auction will close … Continue reading →

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Auction on Sept. 22: Reissue of 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Tipswatch

Update: Yes or no on this 10-year TIPS reissue? Read my analysis. The U.S. Treasury will announce tomorrow (Sept. 15) that it will auction a reissue of CUSIP 912828QV5, which originally auctioned on July 21, 2011, with a yield to maturity … Continue reading →

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Bill Gross on his bet against Treasuries: ‘Cry in your beer’

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Tipswatch

I will admit up front that I admire and respect Bill Gross, and that didn’t change with his recent, widely publicized interview with the Financial Times, although a lot of people are using this as an opportunity to dump on … Continue reading →

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Bond bubble? Jeremy Siegel takes a shot at TIPS

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Tipswatch

Jeremy Siegel, author of ‘Stocks for the Long Run’ and co-author Jeremy Schwartz took some punches at Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities today in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. They contend that Treasuries – including TIPS -are in a … Continue reading →

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5-year TIPS auctions at negative 0.825%

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Tipswatch

The Treasury has posted the auction results for today’s reissue of a 5-year TIPS. This yield to maturity of -0.825% was right in line with what most experts were predicting. The 4-year, 8-month issue will mature on April 15, 2016. … Continue reading →

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