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Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
New 30-year TIPS auctions with a real yield of 0.195% to seemingly weak demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Despite a flight to safety sending yields downward in the Treasury market, a new 30-year Treasury Inflation Protected Security auctioned Thursday with a higher-than-expected real yield to maturity of 0.195%, the first positive real yield for … Continue reading
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30-year TIPS auction could break through negative real-yield barrier
The Treasury will offer $9 billion in a new 30-year TIPS at auction Thursday. Here’s what to expect. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s been two years since we’ve seen any TIPS auction, of any term, generate a real yield to … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation surged 0.6% in January, again higher than expectations
Inflation is running at a 40-year high. What does it mean for I Bonds, TIPS and future interest rates? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Once again, U.S. inflation is running higher than expectations, a trend that will probably continue through the … Continue reading
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30-year real yield cracks through a milestone, rising above zero
Real yields are rising. Noticed that your TIPS fund or ETF has taken a hit? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Maybe it’s not really an Earth-shattering event, but something significant happened Friday: The real yield on a 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security … Continue reading
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New 10-year TIPS auctions with a real yield of -0.540%
The auctioned real yield came in higher than current market pricing, indicating fairly weak demand for this offering. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $16 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CDX6 — generated … Continue reading
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I just completed the process, which was stressful. I’m old school not using my iPad for my larger accounts, just…