That's true for the 1.3% fixed rate, which is locked in, but the 1.4% equation is going to be extremely…
I will continue to use AI images (from Perchance.org, which is open-source and free) and some financial data collected by…
Wow. Looks like we are officially in steering an aircraft carrier margins for the upcoming fixed rate.
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TreasuryDirect did something right, but I’m still confused
Maybe it’s just me? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com TreasuryDirect has posted an updated notice about the upcoming change in rates for U.S. Series I Bonds, and this time it almost nailed it. At times in the distant past, TreasuryDirect would … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance
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New 5-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.182%
Investor demand appeared to be lukewarm. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s auction offering of $26 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CPH8 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.182%, down a whopping … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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This week’s 5-year TIPS auction will be hard to predict
Oct. 23 update: New 5-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.182% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Auctions for new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities happen twice a year, in April and October. Because of the relatively short term, and the different inflationary conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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A 5-year TIPS is maturing today. How did it do as an investment?
An awful auction. A decent result. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on October 22, 2020, a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CAQ4 — auctioned with a depressingly low real yield to maturity of -1.320%, which at the time … Continue reading
Posted in ETFs, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged investing, personal-finance
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I Bond fixed rate projection just fell to 0.90%
Oct. 24 update: September inflation report sets I Bond variable rate at 3.12% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It was inevitable that the trend of lower 5-year real yields would eventually push my I Bond fixed rate protection to 0.90%, down … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, Social Security, Treasury Bills
Tagged investing, personal-finance, The Treasury
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He will have to double the subscription fee.