David Hatchett

U.S. Unemployment: From Bad to Worse

Close, but >=27 is better, i.e. the mathematical symbols for "equal to or greater than"


On Nov 27 12:56 PM tenofwands wrote:

> Forgive my nitpicking; my only motive is to allay confusion: IT WOULD
> APPEAR THAT THE HEADING ON THE RIGHT COLUMN OF YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT
> CHARTS SHOULD READ "> 27 WEEKS" INSTEAD OF "< 27 WEEKS". If I have
> gotten this wrong, please be kind enough to appraise me of the nature
> of my own error.
>
> Thank you.

TIPS Strips, Redux

Some usefull insght here. The April 2013 TIPS mentioned were reopened and sold at an astonishing 3.27% on October 27th.

New Treasury Supply: Did It Already Cost Taxpayers $240 Million Today?

Questions: On the $6bil TIPS auction, does the 100 point spread mean the dealers actually pocketed that amount? Also, what was the % of the accepted bid? I assume this is posted somewhere on the Treasury website, but where?