Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Here are results of my short-term TIPS experiment

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Tipswatch

Did it work out well? Yes. But is it worth the risks? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For a few years now, I’ve been getting questions about seemingly lavish high real yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities that are nearing maturity. My … Continue reading →

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A 10-year TIPS matured Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on Jan. 23, 2014, the Treasury auctioned a new 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828B25, generating a real yield to maturity of 0.661% and a coupon rate of 0.625%. That doesn’t seem exciting, but at the time … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 1.810%, an attractive result

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com That worked out well. A bit of jawboning earlier this week by Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller sent both real and nominal yields climbing in the days ahead of the Treasury’s $18 billion offering of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | Tagged bonds, fixed-income, inflation, investing, personal-finance | 22 Comments

Thursday’s 10-year TIPS auction: Is it a must buy?

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here’s a strange fact: Despite the surge higher in 10-year real yields over the last 16 months, no new-issue TIPS of this term has received a coupon rate of 1.50% or higher since July 2009. That’s … Continue reading →

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December inflation gets an upside surprise; annual rate rises to 3.4%

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One hour after I was reading a Bloomberg report on inflation steadily easing in future months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent out a December surprise: Seasonally-adjusted inflation rose rose 0.3% for the month and 3.4% … Continue reading →