TIPS First Ever Negative Yield Auction

October 26th, 2010 by Belisarius

Bloomberg story: Treasury Draws Negative Yield for First Time During TIPS Sale.

The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time at a U.S. debt auction as investors bet the Federal Reserve will be successful in sparking inflation.

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