Why Are Global Bond Sales Surging? | Presented by CME Group

[music] Global bond [music] sales have skyrocketed in early 2026. Now, the first week of January alone saw approximately [music] $240 billion in issuance. That's an almost 30% increase over the same week in 2025.So, what's driving this mad dash to borrow. [music] Well, the answer seems to involve several factors. The biggest of which is tech companies increasing available funds for the ongoing AI buildout.Normally issuance at the very beginning of the year is dominated by banks, but this year it's [music] t ...