Artificial intelligence spending and the growth of the private credit market aren’t just spurring companies to borrow more, they’re also helping to generate fresh records for corporate-bond trading.
An average of $50 billion in investment-grade and high-yield bonds changed hands each trading day last year, according to Crisil Coalition Greenwich, a provider of research and data for the financial services industry. That marked a record level, up from $46 billion in 2024, the latest in a string of records as the market benefits from longer-term changes like growing electronic trading.
