I am not a tax expert, so I have no idea of an answer. I would suspect that if you…
There was one month of non-seasonally adjusted deflation. That was for November, reported mid-December, and used to adjust TIPS principal…
Hi David, I understand that I-Bonds can be transferred to another person, taxes up to that point being paid by…
David, we note the recent deletion of a post...any secret way of doing that?
Category Archives: TreasuryDirect
5-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.433% to solid demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $24 billion in a reopened 5-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CPH8 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.433% to strong demand from investors. The mild October/November inflation report, issued this morning, … Continue reading
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This week’s 5-year TIPS auction still looks solid
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As I noted in a post last week, the Federal Reserve’s recent moves to lower short-term interest rates haven’t caused real yields to decline. Instead, they have been rising. Normally, the 5-year real yield will track … Continue reading
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‘Synthetic’ calculation results in 0.25% inflation for October
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury today finally announced a calculated CPI index for October – 325.604 – which equates to monthly inflation of 0.25%. The presumed annual rate ticked higher from 3.0% in September to 3.1% in October. … Continue reading
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This week’s 10-year TIPS auction will be a test case for uncertainty
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CNS6, creating a 9-year, 8-month TIPS. This will be especially interesting because it will be the first-ever TIPS auction … Continue reading
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Treasury sets I Bond fixed rate at 0.9%, composite rate of 4.03%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com There were no surprises in this morning’s announcement of the new fixed and composite rates for U.S. Series I Bonds purchased from November 2025 to April 2026. Treasury followed its past practices, setting the fixed rate … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I can do it, but I don't think you can. That deletion was an exact duplicate comment, which happens fairly…