Comments on: Inflation update of October 2009

by: Tom Adams

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:27:46 +0000

Steve - you are correct. Thanks for pointing this out. It turns out they round the six-month change to two digits after the decimal point, then double it to create an annualized rate. I've fixed the above story and graph.

by: Steve

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:28:16 +0000

This last inflation component is actually 3.06%, because of how the CPI-U index ratio is rounded.

by: Tom Adams

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:02:20 +0000

Tony - There's no indication of that, but lowering the limits was a complete surprise, too. You can read the "reasons" for the current limits in this article and the following comments.

Tom Adams

by: Tony

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:10:04 +0000

Is there any indication that the Max purchase of I bonds will be increased? With the tremendous debt being racked up, one might think that might be a consideration?

What was the reason given for the current limits?

by: Tom Adams

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:24:24 +0000

Martin - the information you're looking for is here.

Tom Adams

by: Martin Stern

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:43:18 +0000

Does anyone have insight into how the Treasury decides the I bond fixed rate? I've never seen any discussion on what factors they take into account. Perhaps some Treasury official just wings it>