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5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 1.702% to apparently weak demand

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of a new 5-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CNB3, was a hard one to predict. Real yields have been sliding all over the place in the last week. You might have seen real yield predictions … Continue reading →

5-year TIPS auction presents a dilemma

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Tipswatch

You can find better real yields by stretching out the maturity date, just a bit. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Important note, April 16: Treasury posted an amended announcement for this Thursday auction, moving up the closing times (probably because of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the I Bond ‘buying season’

Buy in April to lock in the 1.2% fixed rate? Or buy in May to start with a higher composite rate? April 30 update: I Bond gets a new fixed rate of 1.10%, composite rate of 3.98% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com … Continue reading →

The Treasury market seems to be crumbling. Why?

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, 2:15 pm April 9: Just about 12 hours after enforcing crippling tariffs on much of the world, President Trump changed course and announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs (above the new baseline 10%) on … Continue reading →

A 5-year TIPS is maturing April 15. How did it do as an investment?

It had a real yield negative to inflation. And it was a winner. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the basic rules of investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities is: Get the highest possible real yield and ignore all the other … Continue reading →