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Treasury Still Selling Inflation-Protection TIPS at Negative Yields

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Imagine not just loaning the government money for free, but at negative nominal rates. Another fresh Treasury auction of 10-year inflation-protection TIPS just went off yet again at negative interest ...
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Investors Still Buying Treasury TIPS At Negative Interest Rates

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 1:45 pm

The government is somehow managing to borrow money at what are negative interest rates right now via the Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS. When a TIPS matures, the investor is ...
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Bond Demise 2013: Has the Next Great Short Already Taken Off?

Posted: January 7, 2013 at 8:28 am

Just over one month ago we made the case that perhaps the best short since the heyday of the subprime mortgage debacle may be on the horizon. Our December 5 ...
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Fifth Consecutive Negative Yield TIPS Auction

Posted: September 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm

If one is looking for a deflationary signal about the US economy, a good place to start might be with Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, known as TIPS. The US Treasury Department ...
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TIPS Auction Yield Goes Negative Again

Posted: July 19, 2012 at 2:39 pm

If one is looking for a deflationary signal about the US economy, a good place to start might be with Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, known as TIPS. The US Treasury Department ...
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TIPS Buyers Get Negative Interest Rate

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 2:05 pm

Today’s auction of $13 billion in US 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) went off at a yield of -0.89%, just the second time that yields have turned negative. Demand for ...
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The Jobs That Make The Most In Tips

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 10:31 am

Tips have reached a tipping point. The amount people in the service industry make in tips is up for the first time in three years, according to a report published ...
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Yield Curve on CDS Flips – An Opportunity in ETFs? (UUP, UDN, FXF, TIP, STPZ)

Posted: July 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

As the debate continues over raising the US debt ceiling, market reaction has been reasonably muted, most likely because in the entire history of the US no such occasion has ...
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