An analysis by The Wall Street Journal identified multiple instances of companies raising prices on items ranging from jeans to spices this…
Just keep in mind that redeeming those early-year I Bonds will trigger a surprising tax hit. You may want to…
30 years is a long time, certainly beyond my imagined life expectancy. My impression is most of the people who…
I wouldn’t use the January number to extrapolate a year because non seasonally adjusted inflation runs higher at the beginning…
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What happened while I was gone? Good things!
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Long-time readers of this site know when I go on holiday, bad things happen. There’s consistently a debt crisis overload, a banking crisis, housing collapse, Fed reversals, lavish tariff announcements and roll-backs, etc. I’ve been touring … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills
Tagged economy, finance, investing, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.220%, 2nd highest in 16 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com At this moment, I am on a Viking cruise ship sailing out of Gdansk, Poland, and could lose internet access at any moment. So this is going to be quick. The U.S. Treasury’s $18 billion reopening … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs
Tagged economy, finance, investing, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction deserves attention
May 22 update: Reopening option gets real yield of 2.220% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $18 billion of a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CML2. The result will be a 9-year, 8-month TIPS … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged finance, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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U.S. inflation increased 0.2% in April, as annual rate falls to a 4-year low
This is positive news, but uncertainties remain. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Stockholm, Sweden, so I plan to be brief, to the point, and then get on to exploring this beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Tariffs
Tagged economics, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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Looking back on 40 days of financial chaos
And … see below for travel news. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Ever since Liberation Day on April 2, I’ve been watching financial markets in awe. At first, there were scary moments as the stock and bond markets roiled and American … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, personal-finance, The Treasury
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Looks like another good opportunity to build on the bond ladder portion of a portfolio for the middle-aged and trust…