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Category Archives: Federal Reserve
This week’s 10-year TIPS auction has strong appeal
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRE3. I’d expect demand to be strong, despite recent Treasury-market volatility. This TIPS looks attractive. CUSIP 91282CRE3 had its … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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U.S. inflation holds at 3.4% for August. Will that lead to a rate hike?
Plus, what’s ahead for investors in TIPS and I Bonds? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. all-items inflation rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, up from 0.1% in July. The annual rate held at 3.4%, matching expectations, the … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Social Security
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Schwab analysts weigh in on bond-market disruptions
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am posting this Schwab podcast as an add-on to my Friday article, “Secretary Bessent, take note: Treasury yields are not ‘too high’.” Note that the podcast focuses on Bessent’s actions and the bond market’s reaction. It … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Tariffs
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing, stocks, Treasury investments
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Secretary Bessent, take note: Treasury yields are not ‘too high’
Plus: Reaction to Kevin Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A week ago, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to double the Treasury’s buy-back of long-term U.S. debt, up from $2 billion to $4 billion a week … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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30-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.973%, highest in nearly 25 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $8 billion in a reopened 30-year TIPS, CUSIP 912810US5, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.973%, highest for this term since October 2001. While that’s historic, the real yield fell just … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs, TreasuryDirect
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Thanks, David. I added this comment because I thought a graphical representation would dramatize the disparity between returns on TIPS…