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- I Bond’s fixed rate is likely to hold at 0.90% at May 1 reset
- War in Iran: Sliding toward a financial crisis
- 10-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 1.896%
- Chaos of war bolsters 10-year real yield heading into this week’s auction
- February inflation rose 0.3%, as expected. Is this our last ‘tame’ reading for awhile?
- Could Tipswatch.com be staffed by AI agents?
- Economist Claudia Sahm: U.S. economic statistics are not being manipulated
- 30-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.473%, second highest in 16 years
- For the right investor, this week’s 30-year TIPS auction will have appeal
- January’s mild inflation report comes with ‘qualifications’
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Yikes, having to reply to my own reply. As should be obvious, we don't subscribe to the view that Roth…
If the March inflation number is 0.76- 1.0% ( as your analysis suggests), that is a massive increase on an…
"Qualifications: This projection is based on 10 years of Treasury history in setting the I Bond’s fixed rate. But the…
Having bought I Bonds for many years, my wife and I, like you, have begun to find TIPS attractive and…
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Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Auction of new 30-year TIPS gets real yield of -0.04%, signaling weak demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s auction of $9 billion in a new 30-year Treasury Inflation Protected Security, CUSIP 912810SV1, ended with a real yield to maturity of -0.04%, a bit higher than expected and a possible indication of … Continue reading
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Thursday’s 30-year TIPS auction is likely to get lowest coupon rate in history
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday (Feb. 18, 2021) will auction $9 billion in a new 30-year TIPS, CUSIP 912810SV1. The coupon rate and real yield to maturity will be set by the auction results, but a … Continue reading
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A 10-year TIPS matured in January. How did it do as an investment?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’ve been a big advocate of purchasing Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities over the last decade, and much of that time … I’ve been wrong. Oops, sorry. TIPS are investments that provide a market-based real return above (or … Continue reading
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New 10-year TIPS auctions with a real yield of -0.987%, lowest in history for this term
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury just announced that its auction of $15 billion of a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CBF7 — generated a real yield to maturity of -0.987%, the lowest ever for any auction … Continue reading
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Up next: New 10-year TIPS will auction Jan. 21
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury will offer $15 billion at auction Jan. 21 in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CBF7. The coupon rate and real yield to maturity of this TIPS will be determined by the … Continue reading
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In my case, the best use-case for I-Bonds is as an emergency fund, since TIPS have the higher real rate…