Category Archives: I Bond

U.S. inflation held steady in December; annual rate closes at 2.7%

Core inflation held at 2.6%, a 5-year low for a completed year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com FYI, comments have now been closed on this article. Discussion was going strictly political. U.S. inflation rose 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis in … Continue reading

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The Savings Bond Calculator has a problem

Here is a guide to a workaround. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s a new year and I am sure a lot of investors in Series I and EE Savings Bonds are using TreasuryDirect’s Savings Bond Calculator to determine year-end values … Continue reading

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A 10-year TIPS is maturing Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?

CUSIP 912828N71 continued the trend of strong performance. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on Jan. 21, 2016, we had a “sort-of” exciting moment in the market for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The Treasury auctioned a new 10-year TIPS — CUSIP 912828N71 … Continue reading

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2025: An inflation-watcher’s year in review

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Let’s all admit one thing: 2025 has been a bizarre year for the U.S. economy, inflation, government effectiveness and the certainty of economic statistics. In fact, my code word through the entire year has been “uncertainty,” … Continue reading

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U.S. annual inflation falls to 2.7% for November, a surprising drop

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In the messiest inflation report in history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today that seasonally-adjusted consumer prices rose just 0.2% over a two-month period (October and November), resulting in an annual rate of 2.7% This … Continue reading

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