Category Archives: Inflation

January Inflation: What It Means for Your Savings

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Tipswatch

Do AI innovations signal the end to human journalism? Let’s take a look. And now, for something completely different on a Saturday morning, I asked Bing.com’s new ChatGPT-powered software to write an article on January inflation, in the style of … Continue reading →

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January inflation came in higher than expected, rising 0.5% to an annual rate of 6.4%

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Tipswatch

Non-seasonally adjusted inflation rose 0.8%, giving a boost to investors in TIPS and I Bonds. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The January inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed a return to higher-than-expected U.S. price increases, after … Continue reading →

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This week’s 30-year TIPS auction will be another milestone event

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Tipswatch

Real yield to maturity could be the highest in 12 years. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury on Thursday will offer $9 billion at auction for a new 30-year TIPS, CUSIP 912810TP3. The real yield to maturity and coupon rate … Continue reading →

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Monthly U.S. inflation for 2022 just got revised … a bit

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Tipswatch

This has no effect on annual inflation or on earnings for TIPS and I Bonds. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While I was searching Friday for consensus estimates on the January inflation report, to be released Tuesday, I noticed something odd. … Continue reading →

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Mystery solved: ‘Inflation Guy’ explains the upcoming CPI reweightings

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Tipswatch

Is this a conspiracy to make inflation look tamer? No. It’s a routine but important update. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten questions about “surprise” price-index reweightings coming in the January inflation report about to … Continue reading →

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