Current Leading Rates In Treasuries And Brokered Cds

RichardW | Sep 15, 2022 | 821 posts since 2019

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/FixedIncomeHome

This link should look familiar. Ken has been providing it for years in his CD Rates Summary blogs. It’s a handy resource during a period of changing interest rates. It provides a list of the current leading rates in the secondary market of Treasuries offered through Vanguard. It also provides a list of the current leading rates of new issue, non-callable brokered CDs offered through Vanguard. In addition, the link occasionally displays some new issue, callable brokered CD rates. Those rates have recently been listed in the 7 year and 10+ year CD categories. Fidelity offers a comparable link; however, you need an account to view it.

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sams1985 | Sep 17, 2022 | 781 posts since 2022

I’m new to US Treasuries- how is interest calculated ? Let’s say you buy a 5 year bond. Can you take interest out during the life of the bond ?

Are agency bonds US govt entities ? Is that as safe as treasury bonds ?

RichardW | Sep 17, 2022 | 821 posts since 2019

A 5-year Treasury Note pays interest on a semiannual basis (every 6 months). To learn more about Treasury Notes see the website: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/marketables/tnotes/tnotes.htm
From this website you can also learn more about Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds. Just click the appropriate link under the heading “Treasury Marketable Securities”

RichardW | Sep 17, 2022 | 821 posts since 2019

From Investopedia.com ( https://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/07/agency_bonds.asp ): “Not all agency bonds are issued by government agencies; indeed, the largest issuers are not agencies per se, but rather government sponsored entities (GSEs). This is an important distinction, as true agencies are explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (making their risk of default virtually as low as Treasury bonds), while GSEs are private corporations that hold government charters granted because their activities are deemed important to public policy.”

To learn more information regarding agency bonds see: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/agencybonds.asp

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