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Nov. 13, 2025: The Inflation Day that wasn’t

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this from a hotel room in Kyoto, Japan, 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Today is Friday. I believe it is also Friday (but very early) in the United States. After 43 … Continue reading →

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New 5-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.182%

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Tipswatch

Investor demand appeared to be lukewarm. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s auction offering of $26 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CPH8 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.182%, down a whopping … Continue reading →

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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 →