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Listed here, . are data that pertain to the corporate bond market. (Note: Each "period" below covers a span of 6 months.) a. Compute the confidence index for each of the four periods listed above. b. Assume the latest confidence index (for period 0, in effect) amounts to 86.83%, while the yield spread between high- and average-grade corporate bonds is 85 basis points. Based on your calculations, what's happening to bond yield spreads and the confidence index over the period of time covered in the problem (i.e., from period 0 through period 4)? c. Based on the confidence index measures you computed, what would be your overall assessment of the stock market? In which one or more of the periods (1 through 4) is the confidence index bullish? In which one(s) is it bearish? a. Confidence index for period 1 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Confidence index for period 2 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Confidence index for period 3 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Confidence index for period 4 is %. (Round to two decimal places.) and then Y. (Select from the drop-down menus.) b. The bond yield spreads fluctuate and then c. The overall market is . The most bullish period is while the confidence index goes while the most bearish period is i Data Table (Click on the Icon here in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet.) Period 4 Period 1 5.35% Period 2 5.66% Period 3 5.06% 6.54% Average yield on 10 high-grade corporate bonds Yield on the Dow Jones average of 40 corporate bonds Yield spread (in basis points) Confidence index 6.04% 4.86% ? 157 23 Enter your answer in each of the answer boxes. Print Done

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W @v a 1x 2 08:01 ENG 1 15-03-2020 ... X P146 X fc L M N O P Q R A 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 PERIOD ---- AVERAGE YIELD ON 10 HIGH GRADE CORP BONDS (A) YIELD ON DOW JONES AVERAGE OF 40 CORPORATE BONDS (B) YIELD SPREAD = ( B-A)*100 CONFIDENCE INDEX 1 5.35% 6.54% 119 81.80% 5.60% 6.45% 85 86.83% 2 5.66% 7.23% 157 78.28% 4 4.63% 4.86% 3 5.06% 6.04% 98 83.77% 23 95.27% 138 NOTE 139 CONFIDENCE INDEX = 86.83 = X / (X +0.85)* 100 SOLVING WE GET X = 5.60% = 10 YEAR HIGH GRADE CORP BOND YIELD THEREFORE YIELD ON 40 CORP BONDS = 5.60+ 0.85 = 6.45% 140 141 142 b SPREADS FLUCTUATE MUCH HIGHER & THEN SHRINK WHILE CONFIDENCE INDEX GOES DOWN & THEN GO UP с 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 OVERALL MARKET IS BULLISH BULLISH WILL BE PERIOD 4 BEARISH WILL BE PERIOD 2 150 151 152 153 154 are ... FCF ARM, MSI,confidenceINDEX LOAN CURRENCY CROSS OVER GM HPRAM TAX HEDGING MONEY MARKET GROWTH SUST PREF AND DIV POLICY ... + 1