Category Archives: Inflation

Bernanke: Threat of inflation remains subdued

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Tipswatch

Buyers of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities care about inflation; in fact, protection against inflation is the whole purpose of TIPS. If you aren’t concerned about inflation, you buy regular Treasury issues. TIPS are insurance against inflation. When you buy insurance … Continue reading →

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Threat to TIPS greatly exaggerated?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Tipswatch

Richard Leong of Reuters has posted an opinion piece on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities titled, “Fed’s QE2 end threatens inflation bond rally.” Leong notes that “Barclays’ TIPS index is up 5.20 percent year-to-date, compared with a 2.62 percent rise on its … Continue reading →

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Next Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities auction: Reissue of 30-year TIPS on June 23

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Tipswatch

According to the Treasury’s tentative calendar, the U.S. government will auction a  30-year TIPS at 1 p.m. on June 23. The announcement will come June 16 and the auction will settle on June 30. It will be a reissue, so … Continue reading →

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New ETF entries … International TIPS funds

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Tipswatch

IShares this month launched two new international bond funds with inflation protection: IShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (GTIP) and iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (ITIP). Both funds track indexes of government-issued bonds; the main difference is that GTIP includes U.S. … Continue reading →

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TIPS vs. I Bonds: Best move for small investor?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Tipswatch

I Savings Bonds used to be a great investment, especially during the stock market bubble of the late 1990s, when they were paying 3.6% interest, plus the inflation rate. And back then, you could buy $60,000 of them a year … Continue reading →

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