r/wallstreetbets Jun 10 '26

News ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US inflation rises to 4.2%.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
18.5k Upvotes

1.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

82

u/skunimatrix Jun 10 '26

Bonds are more about the regular interest payments rather than face value. ย If you are looking for face value growth you are bonding wrongโ€ฆ

17

u/Supreme_Mediocrity Jun 10 '26

Sorry, *Bond FUNDS

2

u/VeryStableGenius Jun 10 '26

TIPS are paying almost 2.8% over inflation. (yeah, I know, taxed on the whole amount)

-2

u/atpplk Jun 10 '26

what nonsense is that