Unfortunately politics are increasingly important to economics. Deficits, interest rates, wars, immigration, energy policy, regulatory policy, and so on all…
Cutting spending, raising taxes, and inflation / currency devaluation are the tools to manage the debt. There's quite a bit…
Signed up for my Idme login today, it was pretty painless and fairly quick. it almost seems to easy compared…
The problem at base isn't political, it's generational - we boomers are horribly irresponsible and we vote accordingly. (I'm 62,…
Tag Archives: TIPS
Don’t over-think the potential threat of deflation
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Just about every week, I get a comment or question from readers worried about the dangers of buying a Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on the secondary market with a high (or even not-so-high) inflation index. Why is … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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5-year TIPS reopening auction gets a real yield of 2.050%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $21 billion in a reopened 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CKL4 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.050%, slightly lower than expected. The auction appears to have been met … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged bonds, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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Inflation breakeven rate makes 5-year TIPS auction look attractive
Do you believe inflation will average more than 2.12% over the next 5 years? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $21 billion in a reopened 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CKL4. The result will be … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, economy, inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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May’s inflation report gives the Fed breathing room
Both all-items and core inflation came in below expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Federal Reserve, which is set to provide future rate predictions this afternoon, got a bit of good news this morning from the May inflation report. Inflation … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged bonds, economy, inflation, interest-rates, investing, TIPS, Treasury investments
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I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere?
May 1, 2015, update: Series I Savings Bonds to pay 0.0% interest; EE Bonds bump up to 0.3% The Treasury announced this week that it is dropping the fixed rate on Series I Savings Bonds to 0.0% for new bonds sold … Continue reading
Posted in Investing in TIPS
Tagged I BONDS, inflation, safe investments, SAVINGS BONDS, TIPS, Treasury, Treasury investments
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One thing you left out - this is exactly what happened in the 60s and 70s and how the post-WW2…