TreasuryDirect is an online platform provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that allows individuals and institutions to purchase and manage U.S. government securities directly from the source ...

The Federal Reserve cut rates three times between September and December 2025, bringing its benchmark rate down from 4.5% to its current level of 3.75%. Then it stopped. The January 2026 meeting ended ...

The U.S. Treasury has nudged up the popular Series I bond rate to 4.03%, a slight rise from the 3.98% offered through October. The new rate applies to bonds purchased from November 1 through April 30, ...

Treasury bonds are low-risk loans to the U.S. government, typically paying out interest on a regular schedule. Like all bonds, they're still subject to interest rate risk: If rates rise, bond values ...

Series I bonds will pay 4.03% through April 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday. The latest I bond rate is up from the 3.98% rate offered through October. Current I bond owners ...

Both Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF aim to steady a portfolio. This article looks at where that stability comes from, and why the difference shows up when ...