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- The I Bond’s new fixed rate should be 1.40%. However …
- 5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.367% on a strong day for Treasurys
- This week’s 5-year TIPS auction may be the ‘ultimate’ conservative investment
- September inflation sets I Bond variable rate at 4.08%; Social Security COLA will be 3.6%
- ‘TIPS are for losers’ … Really?
- Trump just opened the Pandora’s box of inflation
- Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
- TIPS vs. I Bonds: Let’s do the math
- 10-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.653%, highest in nearly 18 years
- Here’s an illustrated guide to TreasuryDirect’s new login process
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I can't say what actually happens after death of one spouse. Could you go in and redeem I Bonds in…
Even if they would tweak the fixed rate calculation somehow, it's not some unprecedented breach of tradition by this administration.…
Could someone please clarify I-Bond ownership WITH spouse (including transaction authority)? I thought that would eliminate complications and long processing…
Looking for any updates to expats being able to log in to treasury-direct with the id.me account (that has you…
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Tag Archives: Treasury investments
Could Tipswatch.com be staffed by AI agents?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Before a shooting war broke out in the Mideast, the big topic of discussion in finance was an artificial intelligence doomsday scenario published Feb. 22 by Citrini Research with the title “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis.” … Continue reading
Economist Claudia Sahm: U.S. economic statistics are not being manipulated
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the most frequent questions I’ve heard from readers over the last year goes something like this: “Can we trust the government inflation numbers?” Or more bluntly: “Is the U.S. government lying to us?” My … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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30-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.473%, second highest in 16 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $9 billion in a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 912810US5 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.473%, the second-highest yield since the 30-year term was restarted in February … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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For the right investor, this week’s 30-year TIPS auction will have appeal
Update: 30-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.473%, second highest in 16 years By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury on Thursday will offer $9 billion in a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912810US5. The real yield to maturity and … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
Tagged inflation, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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January’s mild inflation report comes with ‘qualifications’
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Seasonally-adjusted U.S. inflation increased at a lower rate than expected in January, which should ease fears of an imminent price surge and help clear the path to future rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The Bureau … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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There is an option to file a paper form to redeem Ibonds. Processing time is long (others have said a…