Partly seasonal, a return from summer market malaise, coupled with expectation the Federal Reserve is at or at least near the end of it's tightening cycle has reignited corporate bond issuance. Tuesday saw the busiest session for corporate issuance in approximately two years, $39.85B in one day just over twice all of the month of August.
January kicked off 2023 with total of $231.425B high-grade corporate issuance, highest since March '22.
Total 2022 high-grade corporate US$ issuance at $1.284T, well off $1.879T in 2021 and record $2.196T for 2020
Aug'23 | $79.45B |
Jul'23 | $104.075B |
Jun'23 | $113.195B |
May'23 | $168.22B |
Apr'23 | $122.19B |
Mar'23 | $122.05B |
Feb'23 | $186.7B |
Jan'23 | $231.425B |
Dec'22 | $7.75B; $1.294T total for 2022 |
Nov'22 | $115.9B |
Oct'22 | $51.85B |
Sep'22 | $105.25B; $1.287T through Q3 |
Aug'22 | $168.5B |
Jul'22 | $100.6B |
Jun'22 | $80.85B; $913.58B first half of 2022 |
May'22 | $103.225B |
Apr'22 | $175.2B |
Mar'22 | $258.425B (Highest since May 2020) |
Feb'22 | $92.62B |
Jan'22 | $203.26B |
Dec'21 | $62.2B vs. $52.24B Dec'20 total; Q4 total $344.875B; $782.51B H2 2021 |
Nov'21 | $133.875B |
Oct'21 | $148.8B |
Sep'21 | $215.635B; Q3 total $437.64B |
Aug'21 | $97.12B |
Jul'21 | $124.885B |
Jun'21 | $136.35B; Q2 total $478.875B |
May'21 | $159.125B |
Apr'21 | $183.4B |
Mar'21 | $232.62B; Q1 total $618.03B |
Feb'21 | $157.86B |
Jan'21 | $227.55B |
2020 Recap: | Record $2.196T |
Dec'20 | $52.24B; $796.54B H2 2020 |
Nov'20 | $126.83B |
Oct'20 | $111.65B |
Sep'20 | $207.82B |
Aug'20 | $204.50B |
Jul'20 | $93.50B |
Jun'20 | $180.50B; Record $1.40T H2 2020 |
May'20 | $270.90B |
Apr'20 | $401.32B |
Mar'20 | $275.48B |
Feb'20 | $107.50B |
Jan'20 | $165.18B |