TIPS and I Bond investors face a ‘sky is falling’ moment. Can U.S. economic data be trusted? tipswatch.com/2025/08/10/tip…

There are troubling signs health costs for Medicare retirees and those using ACA prior to Medicare will surge in 2026. See video with one DIY retiree's take plus 5 tips to help: youtu.be/0qVZrc5zVp0

Now there is an export tax, too? This is a strange move. Is this akin to nationalizing the chip industry?

T-bill auction results today: 13-week, investment rate of 4.252%, down from 4.268% last week. 26-week, investment rate of 4.108%, down from 4.118% last week.

The July inflation report will be issued tomorrow at 8:30 am ET. Consensus calls for all-items at 0.2% for the month and 2.8% for the year, an uptick from 2.7% last month. Core is also expected to tick higher.

EJ Antoni may be a credible nominee to head the BLS. He could modernize the agency. But damn, getting an endorsement from Steve Bannon is a dangerous thing.

Goldman sees both Core CPI and Core PCE above 3% by year-end

All-items CPI rose 0.2% in July, as expected, but annual rate came in at 2.7%, same as for June. Core inflation rose 0.3% for the month and now is at 3.1% year over year, higher than both expectations (3.0%) and the annual rate for June (2.9%). Overall, slightly negative report.

Core CPI 3.1% is troubling. Even if headline is flat at 2.7%. Thoughts? Are we going to see a return of high inflation by yearend?

U.S. annual inflation held steady in July at 2.7%, better than expected. But core inflation ticked higher. What does this mean for TIPS, I Bonds and the Social Security COLA? tipswatch.com/2025/08/12/u-s…

Today's T-bill auction result: 17-week, investment rate of 4.162%, down from 4.219% last week.

The conservative-leaning Wall Street Journal just published a pretty negative piece on Trump's BLS nominee E.J. Antoni. "Several independent economists said he is unqualified." wsj.com/politics/polic…

Today's T-bill auction results: 4-week, investment rate of 4.354%, down from 4.374% last week. 8-week, investment rate of 4.271%, down from 4.322% last week.

Stock market reacts with a yawn -- could actually end the day higher. But this is a bad piece of news.

This is wild: "An industry group estimated exports of U.S. distilled spirits to Canada at $43.4 million over the first six months of 2025, down about 62% from the same period in 2024. Exports of American wine were about 67% lower." wsj.com/business/us-al…

Another day, another splash of weirdness.

Did you know that President Nixon once worried about a "Jewish cabal" at the BLS? It's part of an interesting history of political influence over the data-reporting agency. Created by TLRAnalytics. tipswatch.com/2025/08/15/a-h…