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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.

U.S. debt downgrade: Tough talk from China

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Tipswatch

This was inevitable, wasn’t it? China is the world’s largest holder of U.S. debt, and now it is holding downgraded debt.  China is not happy, as you can see in this report on Marketwatch.com: “The U.S. government has to come … Continue reading →

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Bill Gross: U.S. economy is at ‘tipping point’ of recession

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Tipswatch

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond fund at Pimco, says in an interview with Bloomberg that the U.S. economy is stalling and a recession is a real possibility. In another Bloomberg interview, Harvard University economics professor Martin Feldstein … Continue reading →

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Next auction: Reissue of a 5-year TIPS, Aug. 18, 2011

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Tipswatch

Update: Buy this issue? I say, no. The U.S. Treasury will auction a reissue of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on Aug. 18, 2011. It will be interesting to see how much buyer interest this auction can raise. My point … Continue reading →

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Amid crisis, TIP ETF hits an all-time high

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tipswatch

While a close-to-the-brink financial and political crisis rages, the TIP ETF today hit an all-time high, reaching $113.55 in midday trading, up about 0.6% from the previous day’s close. This is impressive, when you consider: The financial crisis, in theory, … Continue reading →

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Despite threat of default, TIPS are holding up well

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Tipswatch

With a threat of default looming over U.S. Treasuries in just a few days, you might think that Treasuries would be swooning. Amazingly, they aren’t. Either investors don’t believe the threat of default is real, or they just don’t care. … Continue reading →

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