Talking about Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, plus I Bonds and Treasurys in general, on the https://xitter.cf/t.co/eKll4hxO6k site, since March 2011.

Joined October 2013
Replying to @paulrubillo
But let's not forget the unique quality of TIPS: tipswatch.com/2026/10/18/thi…
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Becoming a “value” stock?
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Replying to @JMcClaflinEA
I have benefited from this, BUT IT IS WRONG
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Today's T-bill auction result: 6-week, investment rate of 4.049%, down from 4.055% last week.
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Am I reading this right? Yikes!
US Pending Home Sales (M/M) Sep: -7.3% (est -0.5%; prev 0.3%) - Pending Home Sales NSA (Y/Y): -12.6% (est -3.9%; prev -4.9%; prev R -4.7%)
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Replying to @Claudia_Sahm
Using credit card debt is highly positive!
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Replying to @KenTumin
I was working in a newsroom that day. A wild time. Compares only to the Challenger explosion.
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Replying to @TKopelman
I understand your view, but I do think paying a dividend enforces some financial responsibility on a company and a commitment to shareholders.
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National wealth tax? That is never going to happen. How about removing stepped-up basis and raising the Social Security taxable limit? Those would be easy ways to start. finance.yahoo.com/economy/ar…
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Treasury revamped its results .pdf layout today; I'm not sure I like the new look. Also changed the link on the TreasuryDirect site, which means an extra click for me.
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Today's T-bill auction results: 13-week, investment rate of 4.195%, up from 4.185% last week. 26-week, investment rate of 4.372%, up from 4.351% last week.
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Replying to @dave_bomberg
Thanks for the alert!
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Correction on the maturity date to 2031. Sorry!
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Replying to @JonLuskin
This is absolutely the way we "the people" should be hiring financial advisers. Pay hourly. Do the hard work one time, create a plan and pay the hourly amount. Follow the plan. Then come back if needed for advice by the hour.
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This week's auction of a new 5-year TIPS (CUSIP 91282CRR4) may be the ultimate conservative investment. The real yield will be near a two-decade high. My analysis: tipswatch.com/2026/10/18/thi…
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Nearly two-thirds of builders said immigration enforcement is affecting their labor force, up from 23% in March and 13% a year ago, according to a September John Burns Research & Consulting survey. “We’re almost dead in the water because our workforce is gone,” said Scott Brannock, president of Jacksonville-based Tidewater Homes and the Northeast Florida Builders Association. “We have national builders who are missing projections, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because they have slabs sitting on the ground and no one to frame.” wsj.com/us-news/the-immigrat…
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Replying to @orthodoxemory
To some extent, but not like recent years, from 2016 on. Trump/Covid/Biden/Trump. Getting massively larger.
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Replying to @BeDobel
And with a recession, the deficit would probably increase at least 50%, automatically. Huge deficits should be reserved for times of deep recessions.
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... From the article: "the Committee for a Responsible Budget noted in a recent analysis that 'the country's future fiscal outlook is even more dismal,' noting that annual deficits could reach $3.1 trillion by 2036.
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