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…
While I take your point, I would guess that I bonds are somewhat niche and not a huge market. It's…
Real and nominal yields tend to move together, higher or lower. In the same direction, but not necessarily by the…
Tag Archives: inflation
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
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, Federal Reserve, finance, inflation, news
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30-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.20%, highest in 14 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 912810TY4 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.20%, the highest for this term at auction since February 2010. The coupon rate for … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, inflation, investing, investment, personal-finance
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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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10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 1.810%, an attractive result
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com That worked out well. A bit of jawboning earlier this week by Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller sent both real and nominal yields climbing in the days ahead of the Treasury’s $18 billion offering of a … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, fixed-income, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere?
May 1, 2015, update: Series I Savings Bonds to pay 0.0% interest; EE Bonds bump up to 0.3% The Treasury announced this week that it is dropping the fixed rate on Series I Savings Bonds to 0.0% for new bonds sold … Continue reading
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Tagged I BONDS, inflation, safe investments, SAVINGS BONDS, TIPS, Treasury, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
It would be my pleasure to accommodate you However, the URL for 20 year TIPS at CNBC pulls up no…