2024 to May, 2025 period.The new I bond rate has been set at a composite 3.11% (down from 4.28% APR in the prior 6-month period). Due to a declining inflation rate, this current rate has dipped below the rate at the time I wrote my initialI bond overviewa few years ago when...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Series I bonds will pay 5.27% annual interest from Nov. 1 through April 2024, up from the4.3% annual rateoffered since May. Tied to inflation, investors can claim 5.27% for six months — the fourth-highest I bond rate since 1998 — by purc...
Series I savings bonds, or I bonds, purchased through October 2024, will earn 4.28%,TreasuryDirect® announced May 1, 2024. This rate includes an inflation component of 2.96% annualized and a fixed rate of 1.30%, with the latter remaining constant throughout the bond’s life. In comparison...
On Friday, April 28, the U.S. Treasury Department surprised many by announcing that I bonds issued from May 2023 through October 2023 will earn an interest rate of 4.3%, compared to the previous rate of 6.89%. This announcement came three days earlier th
November 1, 2024 Announcement: The Bureau of the Public Debt announced1 earnings rates for Series I Savings Bonds and Series EE Savings Bonds, issued from November 2024 through April 2025. I bond fixed rates are determined each May 1 and November 1. Each fixed rate applies to all I-bonds...
All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of Jan 20, 2025, based on holdings as of Dec 31, 2024. As such, the fund’s sustainable characteristics may differ from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings from time to time. To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and mo...
When to Purchase an I Bond The U.S. Treasury changes the inflation rate component of I bonds every May and November. Since that rate is based on CPI-U inflation rate for the previous six months, investors can estimate what the new inflation rate component will be several weeks before it ...
Asset Class Bond Region (General) North America Region (Specific) U.S. Bond Type(s) Target Maturity Date Munis Bond Duration Intermediate-Term FactSet Classifications Segment Fixed Income: U.S. Government, Local Authority/Municipal Investment Grade Ultra-Short Term Category Government, Local...
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...
Series I bonds earn a fixed interest rate for the life of the bond and a variable inflation rate that is adjusted each May and November—very different from a traditionalsavings account. These bonds have a 20-year initial maturity with a 10-year extended period for a total of 30 years. ...