Category Archives: Inflation

Bernanke: ‘It is arguable that the interest rates are too high’

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Tipswatch

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out his argument for super-low interest rates today in an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. His opening statement included this (insert adjective here) statement on U.S. interest rates: “It is arguable that … Continue reading →

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Coming Thursday, Aug. 18: Reissue of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Tipswatch

We knew this was coming, of course, and today we got the official announcement by the U.S. Treasury. On Thursday, the Treasury will auction a reissue of CUSIP 912828QD5, which was originally issued on April 15, 2011 and matures on April … Continue reading →

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Next auction: Reissue of a 5-year TIPS, Aug. 18, 2011

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Tipswatch

Update: Buy this issue? I say, no. The U.S. Treasury will auction a reissue of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on Aug. 18, 2011. It will be interesting to see how much buyer interest this auction can raise. My point … Continue reading →

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Fed chairman Bernanke: Inflation is not ‘imminent’

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Tipswatch

Even though current inflation is running at 3.6% annually, it’s probably true that inflation is going to be held down near-term by a very weak U.S. economy. Here is the Reuters report on the ‘transient’ inflation issue: http://www.reuters.com/resources_v2/flash/video_embed.swf?videoId=216213419 Slower economic … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation is heating up, right?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Tipswatch

You might wonder based on conflicting news reports today (June 15),  when the U.S. released its monthly data on consumer prices. From FT.com: Core US consumer prices rose at their fastest rate for five years in May, making it almost … Continue reading →

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