What is the current yield to maturity on some popular U.S. Treasury, municipal, investment grade corporate...
- What is the current yield to maturity on some popular U.S. Treasury, municipal, investment grade corporate bond and high yield bond composites? How does each yield compare to the level one-year ago? What is the outlook for each variable for the next year? Cite your sources.
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For reference:
https://www.nuveen.com/en-us/thinking/municipal-bond-investing/the-case-for-investing-in-united-states-municipal-bonds
https://markets.ft.com/data/bonds/tearsheet/summary?s=US10YT
https://markets.businessinsider.com/bonds
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