Emerging economies sold a record amount of bonds in the first half of 2026, with Brazil among six nations that each raised more than ten billion dollars.
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Key Facts
—The record. Emerging-market borrowers sold $450bn of international bonds in the first half of 2026.
—The jump. That was up about fifteen percent on the same period a year earlier.
—The draw. The rush came as the gap over safe United States debt shrank to its tightest in almost two decades.
Emissões de bônus emergentes batem recorde e somam US$ 450 bilhões no 1º semestre
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