Overall Rating: We will see that it's the yield that matters with bonds; the yield is the Internal Rate of Return, which will be lower than the coupon if the price is above 100%. With this information, which bond issuer pays the highest yield and is therefore riskiest? Government Bonds 942 AM EDT 3/16/22 10 year bonds LATEST SPREAD OVER TREASURY COUPON 1.875 VIEDO 2.167 0.380 0.000 4.250 0100 COUNTRY U.S Germany UK Japan Australia China New Zealand France Italy Spain VIELDCHO 0.019 0.044 0038 0007 0014 1.000 1.617 0.204 2491 2816 3.161 0.839 2890 0030 0039 178.7 54.7 -196,3 324 649 99.4 1329 262 843 0032 1.500 0.000 0.950 0.700 1.904 0005 1.325 0.017 in basis points