Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

The US Treasury is reopening CUSIP 912810RF7 today, creating a 29-year 4-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of of 1.375%. Non-competitive bids (such as through TreasuryDirect) need to be placed by noon, the auction closes for competitive bids … Continue reading →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, CPI-U (also called ‘headline’ inflation) was up 1.7%. The … Continue reading →

The US Treasury formally announced yesterday that it will reopen CUSIP 912810RF7 on Thursday, Oct. 23, creating a 29-year 4-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of of 1.375%. This TIPS initially auctioned on Feb. 20, 2014, with a … Continue reading →

In a Sept. 11 post, I noted the screwed up state of interest rates on super-safe investments. My evidence was an offering from the Pentagon Federal Credit Union of a 1-year insured  CD, paying 1.06% with just a $1,000 minimum … Continue reading →

A 10-year TIPS is yielding 0.34% (plus inflation) today on the secondary market, a drop of 27 basis points since the last auction Sept. 18, which resulted in a yield of 0.61%. That’s a pretty big turnaround for TIPS. The … Continue reading →