Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Next auction: 10-year TIPS on Jan. 19, 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Tipswatch

The official announcement will come Jan. 12, but we know the Treasury will auction a new 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828SA9, on Thursday, Jan. 19. The question is: Should we consider buying this Treasury Inflation-Protected Security? Normally, for me, a new … Continue reading →

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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities: 2011 in review

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Tipswatch

It’s certainly been an ‘interesting’ year for TIPS, with yields at somewhat attractive levels through the first half of the year and then plummeting to record lows in the second half. Here’s a look at the month-by-month auctions in 2011. … Continue reading →

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Last pitch for buying I Bonds in 2011

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Tipswatch

The Treasury will auction a 5-year TIPS on Dec. 15, probably a reissue of CUSIP 912828QD5 that currently carries a yield-to-maturity of -0.980%. Yes, that is a negative, and it means buyers of this TIPS are willing to accept a … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s TIPS auction … a little strange

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Tipswatch

The Treasury on Thursday auctioned a reissue of a 10-year TIPS and it went off at a higher-than-expected yield of  0.099%, in addition to the inflation adjustment. This was nice news for the new buyers of this TIPS, since it … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reissue auctions at 0.099%

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury just posted the result of today’s auction of CUSIP 912828QV5, a 9-year, 8-month TIPS that auctioned at a yield to matury of 0.099%, close to but not quite the lowest rate in the history of 9- or … Continue reading →

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