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- Treasury sets I Bond’s fixed rate at 1.40%; composite rate rises to 5.51%
- A historically awful 5-year TIPS matured Oct. 15. How did it do as an investment?
- The I Bond’s new fixed rate should be 1.40%. However …
- 5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.367% on a strong day for Treasurys
- This week’s 5-year TIPS auction may be the ‘ultimate’ conservative investment
- September inflation sets I Bond variable rate at 4.08%; Social Security COLA will be 3.6%
- ‘TIPS are for losers’ … Really?
- Trump just opened the Pandora’s box of inflation
- Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
- TIPS vs. I Bonds: Let’s do the math
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Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Podcast: ‘The Inflation Guy’ analyzes the February inflation report
“This 7.9% rate is a jumping off point for what March will bring us.” Tipswatch.com As expected, U.S. inflation continued at a four-decade high in February, and things are likely to get worse with the spike in commodity and transport … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation soared 0.8% in February, hitting annual rate of 7.9%, highest in 41 years
Inflation continues at a four-decade high, with costs of shelter, food and gasoline surging. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The numbers are ugly, but today’s inflation report mostly matched economist expectations, despite hitting a 41-year high. The Consumer Price Index for … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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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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