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5-year TIPS reopening auction arrives in a volatile week
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (1525+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com The U. S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $24 billion in a reopened 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282 CQP9, creating a 4 year, 10-month TIPS. The auction comes after months of surging real yields following the outbreak of war in…...
U. S. inflation rose 0. 5% in May; annual rate hits 4. 2%, highest in three years
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1538+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com While the news was expected, the May inflation report issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is disturbing: U. S. all-items inflation rose 0. 5% for the month on a seasonally-adjusted basis, rising to an annual rate of…...
10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2. 169% to soft demand
3+ week, 2+ day ago (955+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com The Treasury's offering of $19 billion in a reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security " CUSIP 91282 CPU9 " generated a real yield to maturity of 2. 169%, a bit above secondary market trading. This is a 9-year, 8-month TIPS…...
Energy shock sends U. S. inflation to a three-year high
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1007+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com The lingering war in the Mideast, and its oil-price shock, sent U. S. seasonally-adjusted inflation 0. 6% higher in April and pushed the annual rate to 3. 8%, its highest level since May 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Core…...
Treasury Direct, ditch the ‘gift box’ and raise the I Bond purchase cap | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1526+ words) My solution: Double the purchase cap to at least $20, 000 a year. By David Enna, Tipswatch. com Last week, Treasury Direct again sent emails asking holders of savings bonds in gift boxes to deliver them as quickly as possible. I have…...
I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (790+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: "Then you'll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding…...
May | 2026 | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (128+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: "Then you'll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding…...
5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1. 367%
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1074+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com On a day when real and nominal yields were creeping higher, the Treasury's auction of $26 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security got a real yield to maturity of 1. 367%, a good result for investors....
Here comes a rather unexciting 5-year TIPS auction
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1581+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com Unexciting? These days, maybe that's a good thing. The U. S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $26 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security " CUSIP 91282 CQP9. The real yield to maturity and coupon rate will be set by…...
U. S. annual inflation ticked higher in May, but below expectations
1+ year, 3+ day ago (1565+ words) By David Enna, Tipswatch. com U. S. inflation continued rising at a moderate rate in May, with all-items prices increasing only 0. 1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The annual inflation rate for May increased to 2. 4%, up…...