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Recent Posts
- TIPS values exist in a multiverse: What’s the correct reality?
- iShares target-date TIPS ETFs are growing in appeal … and deserve a look
- 10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.169% to soft demand
- This week’s 10-year TIPS auction is going to get interesting
- Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high
- I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week
- Treasury holds I Bond fixed rate at 0.90%; composite rate rises to 4.26%
- TreasuryDirect, ditch the ‘gift box’ and raise the I Bond purchase cap
- 5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.367%
- Here comes a rather unexciting 5-year TIPS auction
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- Bloomberg: Current yields
- Chart: 10-year inflation breakeven rate
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- Chart: 30-year TIPS real yields
- Chart: 5-year TIPS inflation breakeven rates
- Chart: 5-year TIPS yields
- Historical Auction Query
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- U.S. Inflation Calculator
- U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Estimates
- WSJ: Current TIPS values
Archives
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Tag Archives: inflation
My I Bond fixed-rate projection just fell to 1.10%
The benchmark 5-year real yield continues to fall. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com April 11, 2025, update: Welcome to the I Bond ‘buying season’ April 10, 2025, update: I Bond’s variable rate will rise to 2.86% on May 1 Amid all this week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, The Treasury
25 Comments
10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.935% after Fed-triggered dip
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Over the years, I have been known to rail against Federal Reserve commentary coming on the eve of auctions of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. So often, it seemed, a fairly attractive auction ended up with a mediocre … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
8 Comments
February inflation brings good news for markets
Annual rates for both all-items and core inflation fell from January levels and came in under expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Finally, some good news on inflation. The February inflation report just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, Federal Reserve, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
22 Comments
I Bond’s fixed rate could fall at May 1 reset. Or not.
5-year real yields are declining. What does it mean for TIPS and I Bonds? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com April 11, 2025, update: Welcome to the I Bond ‘buying season’ April 10, 2025, update: I Bond’s variable rate will rise to 2.86% … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
Tagged economy, inflation, personal-finance, Treasury investments
46 Comments
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
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
38 Comments
The other multiverse is that the dollar will always be king. Some cracks are starting to show IMHO. I gonna…