Corporate bond trading averaged $50 billion per day in 2025 amid AI financing surge

Average daily corporate bond turnover reached $50 billion in 2025, up from $46 billion in 2024, as AI-related capital spending and private credit activity accelerated. Tech data center financing, including roughly $27 billion by Meta and Blue Owl, and banks' forecasts for record investment‑grade issuance in 2026 are drawing more trading, alongside broader use of portfolio and electronic execution.