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Savings Bonds Which Have Stopped Earning Interest

November 12, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

The Treasury Department announced earlier this month the new rates for savings bonds. Purchasers of the Series I savings bond will earn a fixed rate of 0.70% and an inflation-adjusted rate of 4.92%. The inflation-adjustment is reset every six months. New buyers of the Series EE bonds will earn a rate of 1.30, while current [...]

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Treasury Department Releases New Rates on Series I and Series EE Savings Bonds

November 6, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

The Treasury Department has released the new semi-annual rate adjustments on their Series I inflation bonds and the fixed-rate Series EE bonds. The Series I bond, which pays a fixed component and an inflation-indexed component, is set to pay an earnings rate of 5.64% for the next six months and purchasers of the Series EE [...]

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New Rates on Savings Bonds

May 8, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Investors who purchased the Series I Savings Bonds a few years ago are just now realizing some good returns as their fixed-rate portion (as high as 3.60%) is combined with a current inflation-adjusted rate of 4.84%. If inflation continues in the economy Series I Savings Bond holders continue to benefit. However, a purchaser of the [...]

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Treasury Department Updates Savings Bond Rates

November 4, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

The Bureau of the Public Debt today announced an earnings rate of 4.28% for Series I Savings Bonds, and a fixed rate of 3.00% for Series EE bonds, issued from November 2007 through April 2008. Earnings rates for I bonds and fixed rates for EE bonds are set each November 1 and May 1. Interest [...]

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U.S. Savings Bonds - Series EE

July 15, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Series EE Bonds have been used for decades as one of the simplest and safest ways to save money for the future. The rates paid on Series EE Bonds in general have been competitive with other Treasury-issued investments or national averages on bank deposits. Series EE savings bonds are guaranteed by the United States government, [...]

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