Dollar Bond Issuance Jumps in Asia as Iran Truce Spurs Demand

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By Finbarr Flynn and Ameya Karve

June 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM EDT

Dollar bond issuance climbed in the Asia Pacific, led by Japan, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran boosted investor appetite.

Issuers in the region have already sold about $9.5 billion of the debt this week, the most since the last full week of March, when they completed about $26 billion of deals to get ahead of US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.