I think yields will rise from here unless there is a major announcement on the war, otherwise they will drift…
TD phone support? Very good, in my experience. I forget why I had to call them (probably a stupid mistake…
I also want to comment on TD phone support. I inadvertently placed an order for $10K TIPS on TD rather…
It’s more than okay, it works, it’s safe, and it’s secure. When inflation drops, you can even redeem them while…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The lingering war in the Mideast, and its oil-price shock, sent U.S. seasonally-adjusted inflation 0.6% higher in April and pushed the annual rate to 3.8%, its highest level since May 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Continue reading
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I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: “Then you’ll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding … Continue reading
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5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.367%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com On a day when real and nominal yields were creeping higher, the Treasury’s auction of $26 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security got a real yield to maturity of 1.367%, a good result for … Continue reading
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Here comes a rather unexciting 5-year TIPS auction
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Unexciting? These days, maybe that’s a good thing. The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $26 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CQP9. The real yield to maturity and coupon rate will … Continue reading
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March inflation sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 3.34%
U.S. all-items inflation rose 0.9% in March to an annual rate of 3.3%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The March inflation report — a stunner, but not a surprise — showed that non-seasonally-adjusted all-items inflation rose 0.9% for the month, matching … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Results are in: 5.046% high yield. First 5% coupon on a 30-year bond auction since November 2007.