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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