I Bonds are a rounding error - only comprising $86 billion of our $38 trillion in debt. Their balance is…
It would be my pleasure to accommodate you However, the URL for 20 year TIPS at CNBC pulls up no…
I selfishly request you add the 20-year TIPS to the list.
Ben, I 100% agree with you on all logical levels. Assuming logic continues to matter (and in this case, I…
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30-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.403%, highest in 23 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The market for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities made a bit of history today, with the auction of $9 billion in a new 30-year TIPS getting a real yield of 2.403%, the highest for this term since October … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged economy, finance, investing, money, personal-finance
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January’s inflation report was a bit of a disaster
All-items and core inflation both rose much higher than expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The January inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demonstrated that U.S. inflation is far from tamed. This was not good news. There … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 2.243%, highest for this term in 16 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $20 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CML2 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.243%, the highest for this term at auction since January 2009. The … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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U.S. inflation rose 0.4% in December, higher than expected
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The December inflation report issued this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics can be viewed only one way: U.S. inflation is not yet under control. Seasonally adjusted inflation increased 0.4% in December, higher than expectations. … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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A 10-year TIPS is maturing Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In a few days, CUSIP 912828H45 – a 10-year TIPS that originated at auction on Jan. 22, 2015 – will mature. This was a ho-hum TIPS that came to life at a strange time in the … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, inflation, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
The wait is over...one of the missing ingredients is the benefit of starting the minimum one year old for maximum…