No , I do not agree with CEO of P&G on his statement that spread does not depend on the volatility of interest rates. As the formula for spread contains yield of US treasure bond(5 yr) and US treasury bond price (30 yrs) which will directly be impacted by changes in interest rates. hence volatility of IR would play a factor in spread determination.
In 1993, Bankers Trust (BT) agreed to lend money to Procter and Gamble (P&G) in return...
Consider the following case of investment-grade bonds issued by Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) in August 2011.Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG) | Issue DetailsIssue Size ($Mil.)Maturity DateCallable$1,00008/15/2014YesCouponCoupon TypeCoupon Frequency0.700%FixedSemi-annuallyProctor and Gamble’s total amount of debt increased from 31.9% in March 2011 to 34.2% in December 2011, mainly due to its net debt issuances to fund general corporate purposes.What was the annual cost of the funds raised from the $1.0 billion bonds that mature in 2014 to P&G?basis points.If the bond sold at...
Rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody's Investor Service, and Fitch Ratings-assign credit ratings to bonds based on both quantitative and qualitative factors. These ratings are considered indicators of the issuer's default risk, which impacts the bond's interest rate and the issuer's cost of debt capital. Based on these ratings, bonds are classified into investment-grade bonds and junk bonds. Which of the following bonds is likely to be classified as a junk bond? A bond with a B...
1. When it comes to financial matters, the views of Aristotle can be stated as: a. usury is nature’s way of helping each other. b. the fact that money is barren makes it the ideal medium of exchange. c. charging interest is immoral because money is not productive. d. when you lend money, it grows more money. e. interest is too high if it can’t be paid back. 2. Since 2008, when the monetary base was about $800 billion,...
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Budgetary Policy and Economic Growth Errol D'Souza The share of capital expenditures in government expenditures has been slipping and the tax reforms have not yet improved the income...