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40-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate (HQMCB40YR)

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(a) 40-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate, Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted (HQMCB40YR)
The spot rate for any maturity is defined as the yield on a bond that gives a single payment at that maturity. This is called a zero coupon bond. Because high quality zero coupon bonds are not generally available, the HQM methodology computes the spot rates so as to make them consistent with the yields on other high quality bonds. The HQM yield curve uses data from a set of high quality corporate bonds rated AAA, AA, or A that accurately represent the high quality corporate bond market.

The HQM methodology projects yields beyond 30 years maturity out to 100 years maturity to get discount rates for long-dated pension liabilities.

For more information see https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/economic-policy/corp-bond-yield/Pages/Corp-Yield-Bond-Curve-Papers.aspx

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(a) 40-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate, Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted (HQMCB40YR)
The spot rate for any maturity is defined as the yield on a bond that gives a single payment at that maturity. This is called a zero coupon bond. Because high quality zero coupon bonds are not generally available, the HQM methodology computes the spot rates so as to make them consistent with the yields on other high quality bonds. The HQM yield curve uses data from a set of high quality corporate bonds rated AAA, AA, or A that accurately represent the high quality corporate bond market.

The HQM methodology projects yields beyond 30 years maturity out to 100 years maturity to get discount rates for long-dated pension liabilities.

For more information see https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/economic-policy/corp-bond-yield/Pages/Corp-Yield-Bond-Curve-Papers.aspx

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Title Release Dates
40-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate 2016-12-05 2018-04-17
 
Source    
U.S. Department of the Treasury 2016-12-05 2018-04-17
 
Release    
Corporate Bond Yield Curve 2016-12-05 2018-04-17
 
Units    
Percent 2016-12-05 2018-04-17
 
Frequency    
Monthly 2016-12-05 2018-04-17
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2016-12-05 2018-04-17
 
Notes    
The spot rate for any maturity is defined as the yield on a bond that gives a single payment at that maturity. This is called a zero coupon bond. Because high quality zero coupon bonds are not generally available, the HQM methodology computes the spot rates so as to make them consistent with the yields on other high quality bonds. The HQM yield curve uses data from a set of high quality corporate bonds rated AAA, AA, or A that accurately represent the high quality corporate bond market.

The HQM methodology projects yields beyond 30 years maturity out to 100 years maturity to get discount rates for long-dated pension liabilities.

For more information see https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/economic-policy/corp-bond-yield/Pages/Corp-Yield-Bond-Curve-Papers.aspx

2016-12-05 2018-04-17
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