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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.

10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.169% to soft demand

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $19 billion in a reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CPU9 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.169%, a bit above secondary market trading. This is … Continue reading →

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This week’s 10-year TIPS auction is going to get interesting

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As U.S. annual inflation rises toward 4%, investor interest in inflation-protected investments is also on the rise, making this week’s reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security one to watch. This is CUSIP 91282CPU9, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect | Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments | 29 Comments

Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The lingering war in the Mideast, and its oil-price shock, sent U.S. seasonally-adjusted inflation 0.6% higher in April and pushed the annual rate to 3.8%, its highest level since May 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | Tagged economy, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments | 41 Comments

I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: “Then you’ll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, TreasuryDirect | Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments | 30 Comments

Treasury holds I Bond fixed rate at 0.90%; composite rate rises to 4.26%

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Tipswatch

I Bonds remain an attractive investment for capital preservation. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury announced this morning it is holding the fixed rate of the U.S. Series I Savings Bond at 0.90%, the rate in effect since since November … Continue reading →