Category Archives: Inflation

Coming Tuesday: Reopening auction of a 5-year TIPS

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Yes, Tuesday. This month, the U.S. Treasury is breaking from its tradition of holding auctions for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities on a Thursday. This month, it will be Tuesday, June 17. Why? Well, you could ask Google’s … Continue reading →

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U.S. annual inflation ticked higher in May, but below expectations

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. inflation continued rising at a moderate rate in May, with all-items prices increasing only 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The annual inflation rate for May increased to … Continue reading →

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Inflation data collection is getting scaled back: What does it mean?

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which compiles and publishes monthly U.S. inflation reports, posted a cryptic announcement this week noting it was scaling back collection of data on prices. BLS is reducing sample in areas across … Continue reading →

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What happened while I was gone? Good things!

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Long-time readers of this site know when I go on holiday, bad things happen. There’s consistently a debt crisis overload, a banking crisis, housing collapse, Fed reversals, lavish tariff announcements and roll-backs, etc. I’ve been touring … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.220%, 2nd highest in 16 years

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com At this moment, I am on a Viking cruise ship sailing out of Gdansk, Poland, and could lose internet access at any moment. So this is going to be quick. The U.S. Treasury’s $18 billion reopening … Continue reading →

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