Question: Go to the Federal Reserve Board's Web site and get the latest rates on 10-year T-bond and Aaa- and Baa-rated corporate bonds. Go to the Federal Reserve's Web site at www.federalreserve.gov. Click on "Economic Research and Data." Click on "Statistical Releases and Historical Data." Click on "Selected Interest Rates: Weekly." Click on the most recent date. This will bring the file onto your computer that contains the relevant data.
1. Calculate the percentage change in the 10-year T-bond and Aaa- and Baa-rated corporate bonds since June 2010.
2. Calculate the current spread of Aaa- and Baa-rated corporate bonds over the 10-year T-bond rate. How have these spreads changed over the last two years?