It's probably true that the 30-year real yield is at a 25-year high, but that finding is skewed by the…
You may or may not support the policies, but there is no denying that two policy choices by the Administrarion,…
With 30-year TIPS yields hitting 24-year highs (if the chart is correct), I've been increasingly looking at tax-opportune times to…
In my case, the best use-case for I-Bonds is as an emergency fund, since TIPS have the higher real rate…
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5-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of -1.575%, lowest in history for this term
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s offering of $15 billion in a reopened 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security was met with apparant strong demand today, producing a real yield to maturity of -1.58%, the lowest in history for TIPS auctions … Continue reading
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Heads up: Next week’s 5-year TIPS reopening auction is Tuesday, not Thursday
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com TIPS auctions are almost always on a Thursday, but that won’t happen next week, because Thursday is Christmas Eve, which this year only is a federal holiday thanks to an executive order by President Trump. So … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation rose 0.2% in November, slightly higher than expected
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all-items index increased 1.2%. Both the 0.2% increase … Continue reading
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I’ll be scaling back (a bit) on posts here
I’ve been writing about TIPS and I Bonds for nearly 10 years, and as 2020 comes to a close, I’ve decided to scale back a bit on my writing. I’ll still be posting the inflation “news” each month — and … Continue reading
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10-Year TIPS Reopening Gets A Real Yield Of -0.867%
The Treasury’s offering of $12 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security resulted in a real yield to maturity of -0.867%. This is CUSIP 912828ZZ6 and the auction creates a 9-year, 8 month TIPS, with an already existing coupon rate of 0.125%, the … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I will point out that TipswatchChat is a very careful reader and often points out my typos and wording errors,…