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Category Archives: I Bond
An update on U.S. inflation: Nowhere to be found
I was out of town last week and didn’t get a chance to write about the U.S. inflation rate in July, which was unchanged from June, in other words … zero inflation in July. This is the ‘headline’ inflation rate … Continue reading
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Next TIPS auction: 10-year reissue on May 17, 2012
The Treasury announced this week that it will reissue CUSIP 912828SA9, a Treasury Inflation-Protected Security that matures Jan. 15, 2022. That makes this a 9-year, eight-month offering. This TIPS comes with a lowest-possible coupon rate of 0.125%, and it initially … Continue reading
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Forget the 5-year TIPS, buy I Bonds … today
The Treasury is offering a 5-year TIPS Thursday that will have zero appeal for small investors. CUSIP 912828SQ4 will auction with a coupon rate of 0.125%, but buyers will have to pay up – way up – to get the … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
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Treasury formally announces 5-year TIPS auction on April 19
The U.S. Treasury today posted its formal announcement of the five-year TIPS to be auctioned Thursday, April 19. It is CUSIP 912828SQ4, a new issue. It will most likely auction with a coupon yield of 0.125%. We already know this … Continue reading
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Bernanke: ‘It is arguable that the interest rates are too high’
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out his argument for super-low interest rates today in an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. His opening statement included this (insert adjective here) statement on U.S. interest rates: “It is arguable that … Continue reading
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So if other countries are reducing their holdings of Treasuries to reduce dependence in the U.S. and are buying other…