Category Archives: Inflation

10-year TIPS reopening auction gets a real yield of 1.395%, 2nd highest in 12 years

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction today of CUSIP 91282CGK1 — a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation Protected Security — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.395%, a good result for investors but just slightly below market trends. Earlier … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction looks attractive; ignore the Treasury turmoil

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $15 billion in a reopening of CUSIP 91282CGK1, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. Although the Treasury market is filled with uncertainty this month as a debt-limit disaster … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation increased 0.4% in April, continuing a gradual downward trend

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here’s a quick overview of today’s inflation report: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the … Continue reading →

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I’m in Ecuador. What’s happening in the rest of the world?

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’ve just returned to Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, after spending five days in the Amazon jungle at a surprisingly pleasant eco lodge on a tributary of the Napo River. The good news: We saw four different … Continue reading →

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My schedule … and what’s coming next

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Tipswatch

Traveling again? Of course. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For most of last week, I was stressing out about today, when I will be leaving for South America for a tw0-week-plus trip. It wasn’t the travel that had me stressed. It … Continue reading →

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