2. Calculate the percentage of floating-rate, straight fixed-rate, and equity-related bonds issued in U.S. dollars and euros.

Go to the Bank for International Settlements Web site at www.bis.org and find the most recent data on the issue of new international debt and the current distribution of international bonds by type of issuer using the following steps.
Under “Publications & research,” click on “Quarterly Review.” Click on “Detailed Tables.” Click on “Securities Market.” This will bring the file onto your computer that contains the relevant data in Tables 12B and 13B .