No one is suggesting hesitating until the year is over and its too late. The rates change twice a year.…
I meant regarding 'wait it out' on I-bonds... but to me, TIP bonds right now are a horse of a…
To me, it seems that David is correct on the 'wait it out' idea from what I've been reading regarding…
It works and offers more information than you'd find on Bloomberg's Current Yields page. (I have a watchlist at Bloomberg…
Category Archives: Inflation
10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.843% to lukewarm demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction today of a 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CNS6, generated a real yield to maturity of 1.843% for its 9-year, 8-month term. That result was above the “when-issued” market prediction of 1.824%, which indicates … Continue reading
This week’s 10-year TIPS auction will be a test case for uncertainty
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CNS6, creating a 9-year, 8-month TIPS. This will be especially interesting because it will be the first-ever TIPS auction … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Nov. 13, 2025: The Inflation Day that wasn’t
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this from a hotel room in Kyoto, Japan, 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Today is Friday. I believe it is also Friday (but very early) in the United States. After 43 … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, inflation, The Treasury, Treasury investments
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Treasury sets I Bond fixed rate at 0.9%, composite rate of 4.03%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com There were no surprises in this morning’s announcement of the new fixed and composite rates for U.S. Series I Bonds purchased from November 2025 to April 2026. Treasury followed its past practices, setting the fixed rate … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, EE Bonds, I Bond, Inflation, TreasuryDirect
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My schedule … and I have a problem
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Long-time readers know when I use a headline that starts with “My schedule” it means I will be traveling to distant places. And that is true again, starting Friday morning when I will be off to … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, personal-finance
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
“So there is a lot of time to ponder a purchase in May or October.” I think you meant to…