I believe the June 5-year TIPS reopening was the opposite situation, better than expected: https://tipswatch.com/2026/06/18/5-year-tips-auction-gets-a-real-yield-of-1-955-a-good-result-for-investors/ When you participate in the…
So there are apparently some 'pressures' that tend to bring down yields at auction, as compared to the secondhand market.…
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…
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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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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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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen in May 22, 2014, auction
The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reopen CUSIP 912828B25 in a May 22 auction, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. Noncompetitive bidding closes at noon and competitive bidding ends at 1 p.m. … Continue reading
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Tagged coupon rate, inflation, The Treasury, TIPS, Treasury Inflation-Protected Security
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Harry Sit has weighed in: https://thefinancebuff.com/sell-i-bonds-buy-tips.html#htoc-fixed-rate