Category Archives: Treasury Bills

An inflation surge could be coming in early 2026

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Tipswatch

What will be the effect of ‘big beautiful’ tax refund checks? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week I read a report by David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, that mirrored some of my concerns that sizable federal … Continue reading →

Posted in Inflation, Tariffs, Treasury Bills | Tagged investing, personal-finance | 25 Comments

Treasury reaffirms its commitment to TIPS

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For quite awhile, when I am writing about originating auctions for 5- and 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, I note “this new auction is the largest in history for this term.” It has been happening every year … Continue reading →

Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills | Tagged bonds, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments | 31 Comments

Let’s offer praise for high interest rates

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Tipswatch

Do you agree? Probably not. But high interest rates benefit savers. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Let’s step back in time, to 1965: I was 12 years old and folks from a nearby Savings and Loan came into my classroom to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bank CDs, Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Retirement, Treasury Bills | 36 Comments

The U.S. T-bill market is feeling the debt pinch

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Tipswatch

A looming debt-limit crisis is causing yield anomalies. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In looking over this week’s auctions of Treasury bills, I noticed something unusual, but also predictable: The looming debt-limit crisis is beginning to send tremors through the short-term … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect | Tagged debt limit, economy, finance, investing, personal-finance, stocks, The Treasury | 16 Comments

What happened while I was gone? Good things!

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Long-time readers of this site know when I go on holiday, bad things happen. There’s consistently a debt crisis overload, a banking crisis, housing collapse, Fed reversals, lavish tariff announcements and roll-backs, etc. I’ve been touring … Continue reading →