The issuance scale of US investment-grade bonds this year is expected to set a new historical record on Monday, surpassing the record of 1.75 trillion US dollars set during the borrowing boom triggered by the 2020 pandemic, as surges in artificial intelligence spending spurred companies to increase borrowing. The data shows that after Monday's deal is priced, the distribution scale will reach 1.76 trillion US dollars since this year. Many analysts have previously predicted that this year's distribution scale will set an annual record, driven by expectations of a sharp increase in spending in the field of artificial intelligence. Since 2026, the scale of AI-related financing in the global high-rated bond market has exceeded 300 billion US dollars, which is nearly three times the size of the full year of 2025. There have been nine deals in the US this year that have reached at least $25 billion in a single offering. With the exception of Skydance Corp.'s financing for the acquisition, the rest came from technology companies.” “We're seeing one of the most capital-intensive corporate cycles in decades,” said Lindsay Rosner, head of diversified fixed income investments at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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