Josh, this is the correct view. I just looked over all the TIPS in my ladder out to 2043 and…
The 5-year TIPS is most sensitive of the auctioned maturities to changes in the federal funds rate. Its real yield…
Regarding the Dec22 reopening, you state “If we end up getting a rate increase from the Federal Reserve on Dec…
Buying the 5 year TIPS at today’s auction is hardly a mistake. For me, this is the highest real yielding…
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New 5-year TIPS gets a real yield of 1.670% to potentially lukewarm demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $24 billion in a new 5-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CLV1, auctioned today with a real yield to maturity of 1.670%, the lowest for this term since April 2023. This one is a bit … Continue reading
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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets a real yield of 1.592%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Too often, the bond market tricks you. It happened again Thursday in the wake of Wednesday’s “sort-of surprise” action by the Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates by 50 basis points. The initial (and expected) … Continue reading
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U.S. annual inflation in August fell to 2.5%, lowest since February 2021
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. annual inflation continued on a downward trend in August, falling from 2.9% in July to 2.5%, the lowest annual rate in 3 1/2 years. For the month, seasonally-adjusted inflation rose 0.2%, the Bureau of Labor … Continue reading
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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.883%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this after an evening out in Biella, Italy, and while struggling with rather weak Internet. So this is going to be brief. The U.S. Treasury’s auction of $19 billion of a new 10-year … Continue reading
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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS auction could mark trend of lower yields
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $19 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CLE9. The coupon rate and the real yield to maturity will be set by the auction’s results. This will … Continue reading
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So there are apparently some 'pressures' that tend to bring down yields at auction, as compared to the secondhand market.…