The problem for the BLS is that it needs to IMMEDIATELY reinforce its credibility, as investors fear manipulation. This inflation…
Good point. I will also mention that the Trump tax cuts were also written with the intention of expiring this…
Healthcare is included in the CPI but not health insurance premiums. And the ACA subsidies aka Premium Tax Credits that…
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/trust-these-numbers-economists-see-a-lot-of-flaws-in-delayed-cpi-report-showing-downward-inflation.html "The BLS might have carried forward prices in some categories, effectively assuming 0% inflation...” So the shutdown was just…
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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction deserves attention
May 22 update: Reopening option gets real yield of 2.220% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $18 billion of a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CML2. The result will be a 9-year, 8-month TIPS … Continue reading
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What’s the composite rate for your I Bonds?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury just set the new composite rate for I Bonds purchased from May to October 2025: 3.98% for six months, based on a combination of a permanent fixed rate of 1.10% and an inflation-adjusted variable … Continue reading
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Countdown to the I Bond’s rate reset
April 30 update: I Bond gets a new fixed rate of 1.10%, composite rate of 3.98% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Sometime on Wednesday, April 30, the Treasury is likely to unveil its new fixed, inflation-adjusted and composite interest rates for the … Continue reading
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5-year TIPS auction presents a dilemma
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?
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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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
At Vanguard, the eventual confirmation statement will show the real yield to maturity, but not the executed trade screen. My…