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 (ie from periodo 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? 2. Confidence index for period 1 % (Round to two decimal places) Confidence Index for period 2 10 % (Round to two decimal places) Confidence index for period 3 in (Round to two decimal place) Confidence index for period 4 is % (Round to two decimal places) b. The bond yield spreads Muctuate and then while the confidence index goes and on (Select from the drop-down menus) while the most beans periodis (Select from the drop down menus) c. The overall market is The most bush periodis data that pertain to the corporate bond market. (Note: Each "period" below covers a span of 6 months.) dence index for each of the four periods listed above. confidence index (for period 0, in effect) amounts to 86.83%, while the yield spread between high- and average-grade corporate bor ir calculations, what's happening to bond yield spreads and the confidence index over the period of time covered in the problem (i.e. lider Data Table of the per afide for or per or per or per (Click on the icon here in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet) Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Average yield on 10 high-grade 5.35% 5.72% 5.06% ? corporate bonds Yield on the Dow Jones average of 6,51% ? 8.02% 4.91% 40 corporate bonds Yield spread (in basis points) 157 ? 20 Confidence index p-down mer spread ? ket is Print Done