To my old self, it appears like Uncle Sam is going to be needing to sell a whole lot more…
The 2010 Congressional report also included raising the tax by 1.1 points from 6.2% to 7.3%. Maybe a lower increase…
And so it begins... "The BEA’s decision to change legal services source data in the PCE from CPI (around 11.3%…
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Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Question: What is a ‘normal’ real yield?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the very first Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities I ever bought — CUSIP 912810FH6 — was auctioned on April 7, 1999, with a real yield to maturity of 3.899% and a coupon rate of 3.875%. I … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS
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Experiment: Let’s try out a very short-term TIPS
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week I wrote about my recent buying spree of medium- to longer-term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, combined with some shorter-term nominal Treasurys and bank CDs. My goal is to take advantage of current high real … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills
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Oh no, I’ve become a Treasury market day-trader!
Real yields at 2% are too good to pass up. Or am I wrong? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com OK, it’s a silly headline. I am not really day-trading in the Treasury and fixed-income markets; I’ve only been buying and not … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Treasury Bills
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30-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 1.970%, highest in 12 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s $8 billion reopening auction of CUSIP 912810TP3 — creating a 29-year, 6-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — went off pretty much as expected Thursday, generating a real yield to maturity of 1.970%. While that result … Continue reading
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For some, this week’s 30-year TIPS reopening will be a ‘unique’ opportunity
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the year’s most interesting TIPS auctions is coming Thursday, the reopening of CUSIP 912810TP3, creating a 29-year, 6-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. Like many of you, I won’t be a buyer at this $8 billion … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
IBIL currently holds only two 10-year TIPS. In 2030 that fund will purchase new 5-year TIPS issues (assuming current issuing…