Tag Archives: Treasury investments

Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The lingering war in the Mideast, and its oil-price shock, sent U.S. seasonally-adjusted inflation 0.6% higher in April and pushed the annual rate to 3.8%, its highest level since May 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Continue reading

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I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: “Then you’ll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding … Continue reading

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TreasuryDirect, ditch the ‘gift box’ and raise the I Bond purchase cap

My solution: Double the purchase cap to at least $20,000 a year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week, TreasuryDirect again sent emails asking holders of savings bonds in gift boxes to deliver them as quickly as possible. I have written … Continue reading

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5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.367%

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com On a day when real and nominal yields were creeping higher, the Treasury’s auction of $26 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security got a real yield to maturity of 1.367%, a good result for … Continue reading

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Here comes a rather unexciting 5-year TIPS auction

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Unexciting? These days, maybe that’s a good thing. The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $26 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CQP9. The real yield to maturity and coupon rate will … Continue reading

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