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Investors require the spread as a modality to compensate for the additional credit risk relative to that of government bonds. Besides the interest rate risk that both bonds carry, risky credit bonds bear additional credit risk.<\/p>\r\n<p>The required discount rate for a risky credit bond has four components, i.e., the risk-free rate, the expected inflation, a risk premium, and the credit spread (additional risk premium for credit risk).<\/p>\r\n<p>During weak economic times, there is an increased likelihood of corporate default and even bankruptcy. Due to this, investors always demand a higher premium during such periods. The credit spread is, therefore, very high towards and during a recession. However, it declines after a recession.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26649\" src=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017.jpg\" alt=\"Credit Spread from 1994 to 2017\" width=\"1590\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017.jpg 1590w, https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017-1536x956.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Credit-Spread-from-1994-to-2017-400x249.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1590px) 100vw, 1590px\" \/>Defaults also increase during economic downturns, resulting in significant credit losses. When credit spreads decrease, credit risky bonds benefit more than default-free bonds. Generally, lower-rated bonds outperform higher-rated bonds since their yields fall by a larger amount. Conversely, when credit spreads widen, higher-rated bonds perform better, relative to lower-rated bonds since their yields rise less.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h2>Question<\/h2>\r\n<p>Which of the following statements is <em>most likely<\/em> correct about the credit spread of risky bonds?<\/p>\r\n<p>The credit spread:<\/p>\r\n<ol type=\"A\">\r\n\t<li>Tends to rise during times of economic downturns.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Increases during expansions.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Declines during bad economic times.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4>Solution<\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>The correct answer is A.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Credit spread is the difference between the yield of a corporate bond and that of a government bond with the same currency denomination and maturity. It tends to increase in times of economic downturn. 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