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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction deserves attention

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Tipswatch

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 | 27 Comments

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 →

Looking back on 40 days of financial chaos

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Tipswatch

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 →

Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs | Tagged investing, personal-finance, The Treasury | 16 Comments

What’s the composite rate for your I Bonds?

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury just set the new composite rate for I Bonds purchased from May to October 2025: 3.98% for six months, based on a combination of a permanent fixed rate of 1.10% and an inflation-adjusted variable … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect | Tagged finance, investing, Treasury investments | 12 Comments

Countdown to the I Bond’s rate reset

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Tipswatch

April 30 update: I Bond gets a new fixed rate of 1.10%, composite rate of 3.98% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Sometime on Wednesday, April 30, the Treasury is likely to unveil its new fixed, inflation-adjusted and composite interest rates for the … Continue reading →