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- A 10-year TIPS is maturing Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?
- 2025: An inflation-watcher’s year in review
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- 5-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.433% to solid demand
- U.S. annual inflation falls to 2.7% for November, a surprising drop
- This week’s 5-year TIPS auction still looks solid
- The bond market isn’t buying the Fed’s rate cuts
- Morningstar says VTIP is having a ‘lousy’ year. It’s not true.
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Tag Archives: Treasury investments
30-year TIPS auction could snag highest real yield in nearly 24 years
Aug. 21 update: 30-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.650% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $8 billion in a reopening auction of CUSIP 912810UH9, a 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. The auction, which will … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
22 Comments
TIPS investors face a ‘sky is falling’ moment
Can U.S. economic data be trusted? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Bloomberg carried an article last week with a stunning headline: “Distrust In US Inflation Data Threatens $2 Trillion Market.” The premise was that the $2 trillion market in Treasury Inflation-Protected … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged BLS, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
56 Comments
Treasury reaffirms its commitment to TIPS
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For quite awhile, when I am writing about originating auctions for 5- and 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, I note “this new auction is the largest in history for this term.” It has been happening every year … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills
Tagged bonds, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
31 Comments
The TIP ETF just hit a meaningless milestone
For some reason, the $110 net asset value is a marker for me. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I have been writing about Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities for more than 14 years, and that is plenty of time to dream up “significant … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, finance, investing, money, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
14 Comments
Let’s take the long view on real yields
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I noticed this morning that real yields for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are shifting a bit in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran. But so far these changes seem fairly routine. The yield curve has … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, economy, finance, investing, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
12 Comments
I don't use this feature, but I do periodically check up on the valuation. I have I-Bonds with them that…