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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 →

10-year TIPS reopening will mark a shift in yields

Are we entering an era of lower real returns? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $19 billion in a reopened 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CNS6. This will be a notable auction because the real yield to … Continue reading →

When rates decline, I Bonds get more attractive

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week, I noticed something very interesting: The real yield of the most recent 5-year TIPS fell on the secondary market at one point to 1.08% and closed the week at 1.10%. CUSIP 91282CNB3 had its … Continue reading →

Forecast: I Bond’s fixed rate is likely to fall to 0.90%

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In two months, probably on Halloween morning, the Treasury will announce a new fixed rate, inflation-adjusted variable rate and composite rate for U.S. Series I Savings Bonds purchased from November 2025 to April 2026. And I … Continue reading →

Vanguard backs off on raising its bond-trading minimum to $10,000

IMPORTANT NOTE: I wrote this article on Wednesday to be published Sunday while I am visiting family out of town. It appears that Vanguard has backed off on raising the bond minimum to $10,000, based on Boglehead discussions posted Saturday … Continue reading →