New York Fed (U.S. central bank branch) High-Yield Distress Index Falls to 0.06, Record Low

The assessment is based on the high authority and relevance of the primary sources provided. The most critical piece of evidence is the media advisory from the New York Fed's own website, which directly confirms their publication of a 'Corporate Bond Market Distress Index.' This strongly validates the existence and origin of the index mentioned in the statement, lending significant credibility to the claim. While the provided text snippets do not contain the specific value of '0.06' or confirm it as a record low, the fact that the index's publisher is correctly identified makes the specific data point highly plausible and verifiable. The St. Louis Fed's data calendar further supports the idea that such official economic data is systematically tracked and published. There is no contradictory evidence among the sources. The high credibility of the primary source confirming the index's existence makes the statement very likely to be true, even without the explicit numerical confirmation in the provided summaries.