Global Bond Sales Reach $1 Trillion at Their Fastest Pace Ever
Oracle Corp. signage on the floor the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 2.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergGlobal publicly syndicated bond issuance has reached $1 trillion in record time as borrowers seize soaring demand to lock in relatively cheap costs.
The threshold was passed on Monday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, after Oracle Corp. raised $25 billion in the year’s biggest corporate bond sale. In previous years, that milestone has been hit later — on Feb. 7 in 2024, and on Feb. 11 last year.