The latest inflation-adjusted rate of 3.38% annualized was determined based on the increase in the CPI-U from 296.808 in September 2022 to 301.836 in March 2023, resulting in a six-month change of 1.69%. The Treasury’s formula to calculate an I bond’s overall composite rate ...
an I bond purchased in January of 2025 would get the 1.90% APR variable rate until July of 2025, at which point the variable rate would switch to the May, 2025 variable rate for the subsequent 6 months (in addition to the 1.20% fixed rate). The ...
Starting in May 2023, Series I bonds will earna minimum interest rateof 3.38% according tonewly released U.S. inflation data. While this is good compared tohistorical bond performances, some investors may find it underwhelming compared to more recent...
How to calculate I bond rates The Treasury adjusts I bond rates every May and November, and there aretwo partsto I bond yields: a variable and fixed portion. The variable rate moves every six months based oninflation, and the Treasury canchange the fixed rateevery six months, but that do...
the variable component of interest rate for the next 6 month cycle will be9.62%. You add the fixed and variable rates to get the total interest rate. The fixed rate hasn’t been above 0.50% in over a decade, but if you have an older savings bond, your fixed rate may be up to 3.60...
For example, when the new I bond was announced for November 2023, its fixed rate was 1.3%, the highest fixed rate for iBonds in years, and 0.3% higher than the 0.9% fixed rate for bonds purchased between May 2023 and October 2023. ...
I bond rates: A blend of fixed and variable interest The interest on I bonds is a combination of a fixed rate—guaranteed for as long as you own the bond—and the inflation rate, which changes every six months. The fixed-rate component was bumped up to 1.3% in the November 2023 reset...
A quick refresher on I bonds: These inflation-adjusted bonds pay a fixed rate throughout the life of a bond coupled with an inflation rate pegged to the consumer price index. The latter adjusts each November and May. Whenever you buy, you’ll lock in the current rate for six...
But what has an even bigger impact this cycle is that anyone buying a new I bond between November 2023 and May 2024 will receive a fixed-rate component of 1.30%.2That is notably higher than the 0.00% fixed rate assigned to I bonds purchased last year, and explains why new I b...
In addition to the fixed interest rate, the variable rate is announced twice a year in May and November and is determined by changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is used to gauge inflation in the U.S. economy. The change in the inflation rate is applied to the bond every...