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Nvidia Set to Sell $35 Billion of Bonds in Latest AI Debt Move

Australian Financial Review

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Date Published
16 June 2026
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15 June 2026, 08:01 pm

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The chipmaker has become the latest tech heavyweight to flood the market with high-grade debt – and investors clamoured for a share of the bonds.

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The massive $US25 billion ($35 billion AUD) capital injection for Nvidia highlights the unprecedented financial scaling behind frontier AI hardware development. This influx of capital facilitates the rapid expansion of compute resources, which is a primary driver in the advancement of large-scale AI models and their associated catastrophic risk profiles. Such financial activities underscore the urgent need for global governance frameworks to manage the speed of hardware-driven AI proliferation and its implications for international stability and safety oversight.

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WorldNorth AmericaCapital raisingPrint articleBrian Smith and Gerson Freitas Jr.Jun 16, 2026 – 5.23amChipmaking giant Nvidia is set to raise $US25 billion ($35 billion) from a high-grade bond sale that received more than three times that amount in demand, underscoring relentless investor appetite for exposure to the artificial intelligence boom.The deal, launched on Monday, attracted about $US85 billion of orders at its peak, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorised to speak publicly.Loading...BloombergSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCapital raisingNvidiaAIWall StreetFetching latest articles