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5-year TIPS reopening gets a real yield of -1.416%, boosted by the Fed’s hints of tapering
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction of CUSIP 91282CCA7 — creating a 4-year, 10 month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — went off today with a real yield to maturity of -1.416%, about 31 basis points higher than where this … Continue reading
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Here’s why this week’s 5-year TIPS reopening auction makes investment sense
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Can anyone make the case that a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a yield lagging inflation by 1.73% and an upfront premium cost of nearly 10% makes sense as an investment? Hey, I can. But that … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation surges 0.6% in May, again higher than expected
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For the third month in a row, U.S. inflation surged to higher-than-expected levels in May, reaching the highest annual level in nearly 13 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Consumer Price Index for … Continue reading
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Want inflation protection? Be wary when the fund salesman calls.
The Lord Abbet Inflation Focused fund is a mixed-bag short-term corporate bond fund, not a typical TIPS fund By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I have an elderly friend (she’s 90+ years old so I think it’s OK to call her elderly) … Continue reading
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Reopened 10-year TIPS gets a real yield to maturity of -0.805%, a bit higher than expected
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CBF7 — generated a real yield to maturity of -0.805%, a bit higher than was indicated by open-market trading in this TIPS. This … Continue reading
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