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Yields on TIPS are flashing negative on shorter terms, indicating if inflation doesn't pick up...

  • Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:50 PM ET
    Yields on TIPS are flashing negative on shorter terms, indicating if inflation doesn't pick up investors can lose money on their inflation-indexed Treasury notes. Even trading on 30-year TIPS only factors in CPI at 2.30%, well-below what some economists see as a sustainable long-term level. TIPS yields: 5-year -0.91%, 10-year -0.07, 20-year 0.56%, 30-year 0.94%.
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    Treasury lemmings: TIPS and short terms are not where you want to be right now in the face of the twist.
    9 Sep 2011, 12:59 PM Reply Like
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