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Coming this week: An attractive new 10-year TIPS

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury on Thursday will offer $21 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRE3. There’s a good chance this auction will generate the highest real yield to maturity for this term in nearly … Continue reading →

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Disinflation triggers in June, but for how long?

All-items inflation fell 0.4% for the month; annual rates also dipped. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. inflation fell in June at a rate much deeper than expected, a big surprise. But current events in Iran make this dip look “transitory,” … Continue reading →

A 10-year TIPS is maturing July 15. How did it do as an investment?

A multi-year surge in inflation made CUSIP 912828S50 a winner. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The summer of 2016 was a dark time for investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. By June of that year, 5-year real yields had gone deeply negative … Continue reading →

TIPS vs. I Bonds: Right now, it’s ‘advantage TIPS’

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While on holiday in France, I got an email from reporter Susan Tompor asking about the current attractiveness of Series I Savings Bonds. Are these investments drawing more attention as inflation rises? My immediate reaction was, … Continue reading →

5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.955%, a good result for investors

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CQP9 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.955%, a good result for investors. Real and nominal Treasury yields moved higher late Wednesday … Continue reading →