Tag Archives: inflation

U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Tipswatch

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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10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 1.810%, an attractive result

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Tipswatch

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?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Tipswatch

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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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen in May 22, 2014, auction

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Tipswatch

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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