Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

This week’s 10-year TIPS auction has strong appeal

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRE3. I’d expect demand to be strong, despite recent Treasury-market volatility. This TIPS looks attractive. CUSIP 91282CRE3 had its … Continue reading

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U.S. inflation holds at 3.4% for August. Will that lead to a rate hike?

Plus, what’s ahead for investors in TIPS and I Bonds? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. all-items inflation rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, up from 0.1% in July. The annual rate held at 3.4%, matching expectations, the … Continue reading

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30-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.973%, highest in nearly 25 years

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $8 billion in a reopened 30-year TIPS, CUSIP 912810US5, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.973%, highest for this term since October 2001. While that’s historic, the real yield fell just … Continue reading

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TreasuryDirect is launching a controversial login system

And it will be mandatory after October 28. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Over the weekend, TreasuryDirect began sending out emails alerting investors it is changing its login system to ID.me, a government-verified but somewhat controversial identity provider. The new system … Continue reading

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Will this week’s stellar 30-year TIPS auction attract investors?

30 years is a difficult maturity for a small-scale investor. NOTE TO READERS: The U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday (one day before the auction) that it is doubling its buy-backs of longer-term Treasurys. This continues the Treasury’s moves to focus on … Continue reading

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