U.S. Treasury Quotes Treasury note and bond data are representative over-the-counter quotations as of 3 p.m. Eastern time. FIGURE 6.3 Sample Wall Street Journal U.S. Treasury note and bond prices Maturity Asked Yield Coupon Bid Asked Chg 1/31/2017 3/15/2018 3/31/2019 8/15/2022 11/15/2024 2/15/2025 2/15/2026 11/15/2027 8/15/2028 8/15/2029 5/15/2030 2/15/2031 2/15/2036 2/15/2037 2/15/2038 11/15/2039 2/15/2040 5/15/2041 8/15/2042 11/15/2043 11/15/2044 2/15/2045 3.125 1.000 1.625 1.625 7.500 2.000 6.000 6.125 5.500 6.125 6.250 5.375 4.500 4.750 4.375 4.375 4.625 4.375 2.750 3.750 3.000 2.500 104.6563 99.8047 100.8047 97.8281 147.6797 99.0078 137.3203 142.3906 136.7344 146.1719 149.4063 139.3828 132.8906 137.3047 130.9375 131.6406 136.4375 133.1250 101.1406 121.5703 106.3125 96.0313 104.6719 99.8203 100.8203 97.8438 147.6953 99.0234 137.3828 142.4531 136.7969 146.2344 149.4688 139.4453 132.9531 137.3672 131.0000 131.6719 136.4688 133.1563 101. 1719 121.6016 106.3438 96.0625 -0.0234 -0.0078 -0.0625 -0.0781 -0.1797 -0.1563 -0.1328 -0.1719 -0.1250 -0.1172 -0.0938 -0.1250 -0.1094 -0.0625 -0.1797 -0.2500 -0.2578 -0.2891 -0.2578 -0.3359 -0.3438 0.4375 0.619 1.061 1.415 1.938 2.038 2.110 2.142 2.253 2.298 2.331 2.353 2.383 2.473 2.521 2.576 2.623 2.622 2.617 2.689 2.667 2.688 2.693 To buy Treasury bonds directly from the government, go to www. treasurydirect.gov. Source: www.wsj.com, 3/13/2015. Locate the Treasury bond in Figure 6.3 maturing in February 2025. Assume a $1,000 par value. Is this a premium or a discount bond? Premium bond What is its current yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Current yield What is its yield to maturity? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as percent rounded to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) Yield to maturity What is the bid-ask spread in dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) Bid-ask spread