Author Archives: Tipswatch

The downgrade of U.S. debt might have helped to send world stock markets reeling, but the target of the downgrade – U.S. Treasuries – showed impressive power Monday as a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →