Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Thoughts on this week’s 5-year TIPS auction: It’s complicated

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $21 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CGW5. The coupon rate and real yield to maturity will be set by the auction results. For months, I … Continue reading

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I Bond dilemma: Buy in April, buy in May, or don’t buy at all?

The I Bond’s fixed rate could rise to 0.6% or higher on May 1. Should you wait? Or look at alternatives? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate … Continue reading

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March inflation report sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 3.38%

Annual U.S. inflation fell to 5.0% in March, but core inflation rose to 5.6%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% The just-released U.S. inflation report … Continue reading

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After three months of volatility, where do we stand?

TIPS remain attractive. And now bank CDs are worth a serious look. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s been kind of wild to go from seeing the possibility of TIPS with a real yield of 2% in early March to the … Continue reading

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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.182%

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury just reported that its offering of $15 billion in a reopened 10-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CGK1 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.182%, a bit higher than expected. This TIPS has … Continue reading

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