Could someone please clarify I-Bond ownership WITH spouse (including transaction authority)? I thought that would eliminate complications and long processing…
Heirs include grieving spouses in spite of the WITH designation. I don't want my spouse to wait 6, 12, 18…
“So we have two different forecasts: 1.40% or 1.30%, and there is no way to know which one is correct.…
These two types of investments can co-exist. You buy I Bonds in a taxable account and the TIPS in an…
Category Archives: Federal Reserve
5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.367% on a strong day for Treasurys
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRR4, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.367%, a disappointing result on a “risk-off” day that sent investors flooding into the safety of U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
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September inflation sets I Bond variable rate at 4.08%; Social Security COLA will be 3.6%
I Bonds are likely to get another surge in popularity. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. inflation rose a bit higher than expectations in September, while also setting in stone the variable rate for the Series I Savings Bond and Social … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Trump just opened the Pandora’s box of inflation
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In his his interview last week with Time magazine, President Trump mentioned, in an off-hand way, that inflation could be the solution to the nation’s $40 trillion national debt. This is something a president should NEVER … Continue reading
Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
Yields are soaring. Is inflation the cause? Not exactly. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when criticized, often says the United States has the “best-performing bond market in the developed world.” As evidence, he points to successful Treasury … Continue reading
10-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.653%, highest in nearly 18 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $19 billion in a reopened Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRE3, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.653%, the highest for this term since an auction in October 2008. Investor demand at … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Even if they would tweak the fixed rate calculation somehow, it's not some unprecedented breach of tradition by this administration.…