An analysis by The Wall Street Journal identified multiple instances of companies raising prices on items ranging from jeans to spices this…
Just keep in mind that redeeming those early-year I Bonds will trigger a surprising tax hit. You may want to…
30 years is a long time, certainly beyond my imagined life expectancy. My impression is most of the people who…
I wouldn’t use the January number to extrapolate a year because non seasonally adjusted inflation runs higher at the beginning…
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Have we seen the end of 2.0%+ real yields?
Shorter-term rates will fall. The future of longer-term rates is uncertain. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Just a few days ago, on Aug. 22, the U.S. Treasury auctioned a reopened 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a real yield to maturity of … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, inflation, investing
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30-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.055%
Only the 2nd auction of this term since 2011 to get a real yield above 2.0%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Real yields were ticking a bit higher Thursday morning and that trend gave investors in today’s 30-year TIPS reopening auction … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, interest-rates, personal-finance, The Treasury
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One particular data point makes this 30-year TIPS auction look attractive
Markets remain overly optimistic about future inflation. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer at auction $8 billion in a reopened 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912810TY4. While most small-scale investors will shy away from this … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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U.S. annual inflation fell to 2.9% in July, lowest rate since March 2021
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Federal Reserve got the sort of inflation report it desired for July, with the U.S. annual rate dipping below 3.0% for the first time since March 2021. There were no surprises, with annual core inflation … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Savings Bond, Social Security
Tagged bonds, inflation, interest-rates, investing, personal-finance
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Where is the I Bond’s composite rate heading in November?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com We are halfway through the I Bond’s interest-rate-setting period, with the next reset coming on Nov. 1 — or more probably on Halloween Day, Oct. 31. On that day, the U.S. Treasury will announce both a … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Looks like another good opportunity to build on the bond ladder portion of a portfolio for the middle-aged and trust…