Series I savings bonds became popular when inflation surged in early 2022, earning a record 9.62% back in annual interest. Though today's I bond rate is far less than that, these bonds are ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury set the new annualized I bond rate at 3.98% for bonds purchased now through the end October. The new rate marks a slight increase from the previous rate of 3.11 ...

Interest rates and bond prices exhibit an inverse relationship: when interest rates increase, bond prices decrease, and when rates decrease, bond prices increase. This occurs because newly issued ...

Before November 2023, I bonds hadn't offered a fixed rate above 1% since November 2007, according to Treasury data. The downsides of I bonds.

Insurance against Fed rate hikes with 'rate-hedged' ETFs doesn't come cheap Would you be willing to pay a fee of up to 1% of your annual bond-fund return to gain protection against rising U.S ...

Tied to inflation, newly purchased I bonds will pay a 3.98% annual interest from May 1 through October 31, which is up from the 3.11% yield offered since November 1, 2024. This rate is lower than ...

Well, remember that back in 2022, when inflation moved from “transitory” to “stubborn,” the Fed hiked rates seven times, and stocks and bonds conducted a synchronized swan dive.