I bond interest rates are a combination of a fixed rate (which you get for the life of the bond) and a variable rate that changes every 6 months. Fixed and variable rates are announced every 6 months (on May 1 and November 1). The current I bond rate for bonds issues between Novembe...
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 than expected, as the fo...
Latest Rate The Treasury updates therates for I bondstwice a year, on May 1 and November 1. These rates consist of a fixed rate and a variable, inflation-adjusted rate, which together form the composite rate. The inflation component adjusts every six months, while the fixed ra...
The new rate is down from7.12% in November 2021and a record9.72% in May 2022amid soaring inflation. The annual rate fell to6.89% in November 2022. You can buy I bonds online throughTreasuryDirect, with a $10,000 per calendar year limit for individuals. You can also purchase an extra $...
November 2022 rates officially announced.May 2022 rate confirmed at 9.62%.11/1/2022 press release. The variable inflation-indexed rate for I bonds bought from November 2022 through April 2023 will indeed be 6.48% as predicted. Every single I bond will also earn this rate eventually for 6 mont...
That level of inflation pushed the rate on I bonds to 9.62 percent for bonds issued between May and October 2022 and then 6.89 percent for bonds issued between November 2022 and April 2023. The new rate of 3.11 percent reflects a continued decline in inflation, given the Federal Reserve’s...
The composite rate for Series I bonds issued between November 2023 and April 2024 is 5.27%. Over the past 25 years, the composite rate at issue has ranged from 0% in 2015 to 9.62% in 2022. Your composite rate will vary over the life of your Series I savings bond as the inflation ...
After theNovember 2023 fixed ratewas announced to be higher at 1.3%, I’ve gotten a few questions about redeeming “old” Savings I Bonds with lower fixed rates (some at 0%) and buying these “new” ones instead. During this current 6-month period, a lot of them are also earning less...
5.27% is the composite interest rate for I bonds issued November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. This includes a fixed rate portion of 1.30%.1Inflation adjustments are made 2x each year, on May 1 and November 1. Are I Bonds Good Investments? Series I Bonds Pros & Cons Pros Essentially ris...
While I bonds enjoyed a historic heyday from 2021 into 2023, those remarkable rates have since given way to more mediocre returns. Almost everyone with I bonds from the past 17 years is now earning something from 2.96% to 4.28%—and your rate's likely to drop even lower....