Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

U.S. inflation rises a meek 0.1% in May

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Tipswatch

U.S. inflation continued at a mild pace in May, rising just 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis and creating a ‘headline’ inflation rate of 1.4% over the last 12 months. Here’s the summary report. The non-seasonally adjusted number was 0.2%, … Continue reading →

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TIPS rebound, but what’s ahead?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Tipswatch

Over the last couple of years, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were the toughest prizefighter in the investment world: You could knock them around a little, but they always came roaring back. Then … Ben Bernanke spoke. It was May 22, and … Continue reading →

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Up next: Reissue of a 30-year TIPS on June 20, 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Tipswatch

The Treasury will announce tomorrow that it will reopen CUSIP 912810RA8, creating a 29-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security that will auction Thursday, June 20. Update: Here is the announcement. This TIPS will have something going for it that’s been extremely … Continue reading →

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Monday: More blood in the streets for TIPS

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Tipswatch

After a month of very sharp rises in the yield on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, the trend continued Monday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year TIPS rising to 0.11%, plus inflation, marking two trading days in a row the yield … Continue reading →

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Two weeks off, and look what happens to TIPS …

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Tipswatch

I was on vacation and away from a computer (an iPad is NOT a computer) the last two weeks, and blog-writing was impossible. Enjoy the glories of Vancouver Island, B.C., or struggle with writing a blog on an iPad? Easy … Continue reading →

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