Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Summary The Treasury will reopen CUSIP 912828ZZ6 on Thursday, creating a 9-year, 8-month TIPS. The current market for this TIPS shows it with a real yield (after inflation) to maturity of -0.85% and a price of about $109.85 for $100 … Continue reading →

Summary Both all-items and core inflation came in at 0.0% for the month, less than the consensus forecasts. The BLS called the report “mixed,” reflecting large variances in price increases or decreases across the economy. For holders of TIPS and … Continue reading →

Summary The U.S. Treasury did the right thing today, keeping I Bonds and EE Bonds very attractive investments, for different reasons. I Bonds purchased from November 2020 to April 2021 will earn a composite annualized interest rate of 1.68% for … Continue reading →

Summary The result, which dipped below recent market indicators, was the second-lowest real yield for any TIPS auction of this term. Investors had to pay a sizable premium for this TIPS, about 7.5% above par value, to collect a coupon … Continue reading →

Summary The U.S. Treasury will offer a new 5-year TIPS at auction Thursday. The real yield looks likely to come in around -1.21%, which is pretty awful but isn’t a record low. The only way to judge this TIPS is … Continue reading →