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TIPS During Deflation

[Updated on Oct. 28, 2008. All yields are real yields, after inflation/deflation adjustments.]
While the stock market was in turmoil, the real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) rose to an attractive level. The real yield on 10-year TIPS broke the magic 3% number, a level that hasn’t been reached for many years. Many TIPS [...]

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results

This is the fourth installment in my TIPS auction series. The previous posts in this series were:

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place Order

The auction for the 10-year TIPS is completed today. The Treasury Department publishes the official [...]

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place Order

[Updated on July 11, 2008: added related posts in the series.]
This is part three of the TIPS auctions series. Other posts in this series are:

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results

If you are interested in TIPS but you [...]

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement

[Updated on July 11, 2008: added related posts in the series.]
This is part two of the TIPS auctions series. The other posts in the series are:

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place Order
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results

If you are interested in TIPS but you don’t [...]