According to @KobeissiLetter, global bond sales jumped 26% year over year to about $248 billion in the first week of 2026, the strongest start to any year on record, source: @KobeissiLetter. World debt issuance in the first seven days is up 128% versus 2020 and 351% versus 2019, source: @KobeissiLetter. Issuers that held back in December are rushing to secure funding before next week’s earnings blackout, source: @KobeissiLetter. Firms are also moving ahead of an incoming wave of AI-linked bond deals that will likely push borrowing costs higher, source: @KobeissiLetter. The global borrowing rush is accelerating, source: @KobeissiLetter.