The new 0.3% fixed rate gives a meager opportunity to upgrade I bonds purchased between May and October 2008, which have a fixed rate of 0.0%, to get a better fixed rate. Note that doing the rollover will earn only an extra $3 per $1,000 invested per...

New Series I bond Savings Bonds will earn 3.36% for their first six months. The rate is made up of a new fixed rate of 0.30% and an inflation component of 3.06%. The fixed rate is good for the life of the bond; the inflation component is adjusted every...

Series EE Savings Bonds issued in May 2005 and later have interest rates that are fixed for 20 years. At that point the Treasury has the right to change the rate for the final ten years that the bond will pay interest. These Savings Bonds are also...

To find out the interest rate that any Savings Bond is paying this month, use our Savings Bond Calculator. It will give you both the current rate and redemption value of your Savings Bonds. If the calculator shows your bond paying a different rate...

The next I bond inflation component will be 3.06%, up from the current -5.56%. The component is based on the difference between the Consumer Price Index in March (212.709) and September (215.969). The September CPI was released this morning. To...