Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

The Treasury will announce this tomorrow, but as usual it let some details slip out. On Feb. 21, it will auction a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912810RA8. Update: Here is the announcement. The coupon rate and yield to … Continue reading →

As one of the world’s most boring investments, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities generally don’t get a lot of press. But lately, TIPS are getting all sorts of play in the Wall Street Journal, both negative (mostly) and positive (somewhat). Article No. … Continue reading →

The U.S. Treasury announced today that its auction of a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security went off with a coupon rate of 0.125% and a yield to maturity of -0.630%, well above the record-low yield of -0.750% for 9-year, 10-month … Continue reading →

Buyers have until noon Thursday to place an order for a new-issue, 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (CUSIP 912828UH1), so I thought I’d take another look at this issue, which I wrote about last week. Yes or no? I’m solidly in … Continue reading →

The Treasury will announce this tomorrow, but I can give you the scoop on next week’s auction: A new-issue 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. This will be CUSIP 912828UH1. (Update: Here is the Treasury’s announcement.) The coupon rate? That will be … Continue reading →