M&A Push Puts July IG Bond Sales on Pace for Decade High
Bank of America projects $130 billion of July U.S. investment-grade issuance, just shy of 2015’s record, as M&A financing and Big Tech capex flood the tape.
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SpaceX Prices $25B Inaugural Bond on $89B in Orders
SpaceX sold $25B across five tranches in its first-ever bond sale, drawing nearly $89B in orders and tightening spreads 25 bps from talk.
Amazon’s Record C$14B Maple Bond Funds Its AI Buildout
Amazon priced C$14B ($10.04B) of Canadian-dollar bonds June 9, 2026 — the largest Maple ever — with ~C$28B in orders to fund AI infrastructure capex.
Alphabet’s Record $3.6B Yen Bond Funds Its AI Capex Spree
Alphabet sold ¥576.5B ($3.6B) of yen bonds on May 15, 2026 — the biggest foreign issue ever, beating Berkshire’s 2019 record. Why Tokyo, why now.