The front half of the CPI-U graph posted above, looks suspiciously like an intentionally-drawn dove. Let's hope that just randomness…
But how do we know whether or not your article was completely written by AI to "prove" that David Enna…
Excellent point!
A fourth hit (immigration policy) should not be overlooked. Reducing the supply of labor drives up costs. In particular, the…
Category Archives: Inflation
U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling today so this will be a brief post. So … it looks like the Federal Reserve’s wariness on inflation has been justified, at least based on data from the January inflation report. The … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, business, economy, finance, inflation
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My schedule … and what’s coming up
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you have been reading this site for a long time, you know what this headline means: I will soon be traveling to some distant place with confusing timezone differences and potentially weak-to-zero internet. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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Here are results of my short-term TIPS experiment
Did it work out well? Yes. But is it worth the risks? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For a few years now, I’ve been getting questions about seemingly lavish high real yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities that are nearing maturity. My … Continue reading
A 10-year TIPS matured Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on Jan. 23, 2014, the Treasury auctioned a new 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828B25, generating a real yield to maturity of 0.661% and a coupon rate of 0.625%. That doesn’t seem exciting, but at the time … Continue reading
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10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 1.810%, an attractive result
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com That worked out well. A bit of jawboning earlier this week by Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller sent both real and nominal yields climbing in the days ahead of the Treasury’s $18 billion offering of a … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged bonds, fixed-income, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
"minimal additional deaths and injuries to our brave troops" - it's not like they are at risk of being shot…