These last few months have offered us some really nice real yields above inflation on the longer dated Tip bonds…
I did further analyses on the information you provided above. However, I cannot put an image here or email it…
In the 1990s 30 year rates were largely 6-7%, with inflation running roughly 3% on average. So is a 5%…
I bought a TIPS last week too. It was my first-ever purchase on the secondary market: CUSIP 912810RR1, maturing 2/15/2046…
Category Archives: Savings Bond
When rates decline, I Bonds get more attractive
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week, I noticed something very interesting: The real yield of the most recent 5-year TIPS fell on the secondary market at one point to 1.08% and closed the week at 1.10%. CUSIP 91282CNB3 had its … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills
Tagged Federal Reserve, Treasury investments
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Forecast: I Bond’s fixed rate is likely to fall to 0.90%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In two months, probably on Halloween morning, the Treasury will announce a new fixed rate, inflation-adjusted variable rate and composite rate for U.S. Series I Savings Bonds purchased from November 2025 to April 2026. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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TIPS investors face a ‘sky is falling’ moment
Can U.S. economic data be trusted? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Bloomberg carried an article last week with a stunning headline: “Distrust In US Inflation Data Threatens $2 Trillion Market.” The premise was that the $2 trillion market in Treasury Inflation-Protected … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged BLS, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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U.S. inflation increased 0.2% in April, as annual rate falls to a 4-year low
This is positive news, but uncertainties remain. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Stockholm, Sweden, so I plan to be brief, to the point, and then get on to exploring this beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Tariffs
Tagged economics, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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What’s the composite rate for your I Bonds?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury just set the new composite rate for I Bonds purchased from May to October 2025: 3.98% for six months, based on a combination of a permanent fixed rate of 1.10% and an inflation-adjusted variable … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged finance, investing, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
The higher 30-year yields of the 1990s were probably in reaction to the extreme inflation of earlier years. Annual inflation…