Debtwire Middle-Market – 11/17/2025

High-yield bond market roars in September with all-time high volumes – DebtDynamics NorthAm

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High-yield (HY) bond issuance in September rose to the highest volume on record, according to Debtwire data. The USD 55bn issued more than doubled August’s USD 26.7bn total and was 39% more than September 2024. The last time HY bond volumes were close to this total was in March 2021, at USD 54.2bn.