These last few months have offered us some really nice real yields above inflation on the longer dated Tip bonds…
I did further analyses on the information you provided above. However, I cannot put an image here or email it…
In the 1990s 30 year rates were largely 6-7%, with inflation running roughly 3% on average. So is a 5%…
I bought a TIPS last week too. It was my first-ever purchase on the secondary market: CUSIP 912810RR1, maturing 2/15/2046…
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February inflation again slides higher than expectations
Markets react with a shrug, but what does it mean for the Federal Reserve? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com February’s inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides further support to the Federal Reserve’s caution on launching into … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Federal Reserve, finance, inflation, news
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U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling today so this will be a brief post. So … it looks like the Federal Reserve’s wariness on inflation has been justified, at least based on data from the January inflation report. The … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, business, economy, finance, inflation
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
The higher 30-year yields of the 1990s were probably in reaction to the extreme inflation of earlier years. Annual inflation…