Global Bond Sales Hit Record $260 Billion to Kick Off 2026

Global bond sales had their busiest ever start to a year as borrowers of every stripe seize on investors’ insatiable appetite for risk.

Corporations and governments in the US, Europe and Asia have borrowed roughly $260 billion across currencies so far this year, the highest tally on record for the comparable period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A further barrage of bond offerings from borrowers in Asia kicked off Thursday and are poised to push that number higher.