Tag Archives: Treasury investments

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

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Tipswatch

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 →

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iShares unveils new ETF holding exactly one TIPS, for now

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Tipswatch

The new target-date ETF, ticker IBIL, matures in October 2035. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Blackrock’s iShares division last week launched a unique ETF holding just one bond: CUSIP 91282CML2, a 10-year TIPS that matures in January 2035. The formal name … Continue reading →

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Today’s not-good-news: Treasury plans ‘substantial’ layoffs

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Court documents filed by a U.S. Treasury official indicate the department is planning a “substantial number” of layoffs, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The revelation came in court documents filed by Treasury to a federal judge … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.935% after Fed-triggered dip

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Over the years, I have been known to rail against Federal Reserve commentary coming on the eve of auctions of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. So often, it seemed, a fairly attractive auction ended up with a mediocre … Continue reading →

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