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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.

TreasuryDirect did something right, but I’m still confused

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Tipswatch

Maybe it’s just me? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com TreasuryDirect has posted an updated notice about the upcoming change in rates for U.S. Series I Bonds, and this time it almost nailed it. At times in the distant past, TreasuryDirect would … Continue reading →

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TreasuryDirect sends another clear message: Changes are coming

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A helpful reader alerted me last week that TreasuryDirect was asking investors to clear out their Zero-Interest Certificates of Indebtedness (C of I) holdings. Based on the wording of the email, I’d call it a “warning,” … Continue reading →

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September inflation report sets I Bond variable rate at 3.12%; Social Security COLA will be 2.8%

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Welcome to the most important (and most delayed) inflation report of the year: For September, seasonally adjusted U.S. inflation increased 0.3% and the annual rate ticked up from 2.9% to 3.0%, the beleaguered Bureau of Labor … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Social Security, Treasury Bills | 31 Comments

New 5-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.182%

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Tipswatch

Investor demand appeared to be lukewarm. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s auction offering of $26 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CPH8 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.182%, down a whopping … Continue reading →

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This week’s 5-year TIPS auction will be hard to predict

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Tipswatch

Oct. 23 update: New 5-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.182% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Auctions for new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities happen twice a year, in April and October. Because of the relatively short term, and the different inflationary conditions … Continue reading →

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