Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Inflation turns to deflation in November

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the ‘headline’ consumer price index fell 0.3% in November, primarily because of a big drop in gasoline prices. In the past year, consumer prices have risen 1.8 percent. You can read the full … Continue reading →

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Fidelity’s outlook for TIPS: Clear skies, but threat of fog?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Tipswatch

Somehow I own a fractional share of the Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund (FINPX) and so I get its annual and semi-annual reports. As I’ve noted before, the managers of this fund – William Irving and Franco Castagliuolo – are unusually … Continue reading →

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Next up: 5-year TIPS reissue auctioning Dec. 20, 2012

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Tipswatch

The Treasury on Thursday will announce its last 2012 auction of a Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, mostly likely a reopening of CUSIP 912828SQ4 which matures on April 15, 2017. UPDATE 12/13/12: The Treasury confirmed today that the auction is a reissue … Continue reading →

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Tempting short-term investment: TIPS maturing April 15, 2013

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Tipswatch

Reader Joe pointed out that current pricing on the TIPS maturing April 15, 2013, has moved to a positive yield, while almost the entire TIPS ladder is negative. At this point, it is substantially positive: Tempting, isn’t it? This TIPS … Continue reading →

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Surprise: A TIPS auction without a record-low yield

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Tipswatch

I was on vacation last week and away from computers and the Internet (mostly), so I didn’t get a chance to write about Wednesday’s reissue auction of CUSIP 912828TE0, effectively creating a 9-year 8-month TIPS. Read the Treasury’s announcement. Demand … Continue reading →

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