China wanting to buy TIPS

[Skip to the end] This is another blunder by the Obama administration due to not understanding the monetary system. We don’t need China or any other investor to ‘buy the debt’ yet we think we do and think they are in a position to ‘demand’ anything. Issuing/selling CPI indexed govt debt is functionally external debt. […]

Re: TIPS

[Skip to the end] >    >    >   On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 2:49 AM, Sean wrote: >    >   This one will get the heart beating a little faster! So glad to hear >   you’re doing well! >    thanks and nice story- the blind leading the blind. seems it all is just one ridiculous discussion after another. [top]

5 year tips 5 years forward and recent Fed speeches

[Skip to the end] 5yr Tips 5yr Forward The Fed watches this carefully in regard to inflation expectations, along with surveys and professional forecasts which have gone up considerably. The 5 year tips 5 years forward dipped a couple of months ago on the generally commodity sell off, then fell again for short term technical […]