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Recent Posts
- Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high
- I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week
- Treasury holds I Bond fixed rate at 0.90%; composite rate rises to 4.26%
- TreasuryDirect, ditch the ‘gift box’ and raise the I Bond purchase cap
- 5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.367%
- Here comes a rather unexciting 5-year TIPS auction
- I Bond dilemma: Buy in April or just keep waiting?
- March inflation sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 3.34%
- A 5-year TIPS is maturing April 15. How did it do as an investment?
- I Bond’s fixed rate is likely to hold at 0.90% at May 1 reset
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- Bloomberg: Current yields
- Chart: 10-year inflation breakeven rate
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- Chart: 30-year TIPS inflation breakeven rates
- Chart: 30-year TIPS real yields
- Chart: 5-year TIPS inflation breakeven rates
- Chart: 5-year TIPS yields
- Historical Auction Query
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- U.S. Inflation Calculator
- U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Estimates
- WSJ: Current TIPS values
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Category Archives: TreasuryDirect
My schedule … and what’s coming up
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Must be about time to do some traveling, right? I will be in Europe through the rest of July, mostly relaxing one of those floating hotels you see advertised on Masterpiece Theater. On this trip — … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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This week’s 5-year TIPS reopening could get the highest real yield in 14 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $19 billion in a reopening auction of CUSIP 91282CGW5, creating a 4-year, 10-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. This TIPS had its originating auction on April 20, 2023, when investors got … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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Treasury announces plans to step up T-bill issuance
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury issued guidance this morning on its plans to increase issuance of Treasury bills in aftermath of the now-resolved debt-ceiling crisis. The Treasury is rebuilding its cash balance, and that means it will stage … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect
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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction looks attractive; ignore the Treasury turmoil
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $15 billion in a reopening of CUSIP 91282CGK1, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. Although the Treasury market is filled with uncertainty this month as a debt-limit disaster … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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My schedule … and what’s coming next
Traveling again? Of course. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For most of last week, I was stressing out about today, when I will be leaving for South America for a tw0-week-plus trip. It wasn’t the travel that had me stressed. It … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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It’s more than okay, it works, it’s safe, and it’s secure. When inflation drops, you can even redeem them while…