10-year TIPS auction Thursday, July 12
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Categorized as: Yesterday's News (old post archive)
The Treasury announced today it will offer $8 billion in 10-year TIPS at auction on Thursday, July 12. Like Series I Savings Bonds, TIPS are a Treasury-issued inflation-protected security. Among their many differences, TIPS typically have a higher base interest rate than I bonds. Experienced I bond investors may be interested in this auction.
To purchase TIPS at the auction, log on to your TreasuryDirect account and place an order today or tomorrow. TIPS are available in $1,000 increments.
As a TreasuryDirect investor, you won’t actually place an auction bid. Large financial institutions do that outside of TreasuryDirect. However, you will receive the amount of TIPS you order at the highest interest rate determined in the auction. The actual price, yield, and rate of the investment won’t be known until after the auction.
However, as of yesterday, the Treasury calculated the 10-year yield of outstanding TIPS at 2.64%. Daily Treasury Real Yield Curve Rates is a web page the Treasury updates daily with current calculated yields for specific TIPS terms.
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