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Amazon plans to issue pound-denominated bonds for the first time, with the launch expected to take place this Wednesday. The bonds will be underwritten jointly by four banks including JPMorgan and Barclays. The bonds will be available in four maturities ranging from 3 to 19 years, aiming to raise funds for AI infrastructure development. Previously, Amazon has already entered the euro and Swiss franc bond markets, with a total issuance amounting to over $92 billion, making it the largest bond issuer among large-scale cloud computing companies in 2026. Its total debt is nearly twice that of Microsoft. Amazon plans to invest $220 billion in capital expenditures this year, with most of it going towards AI initiatives. However, as the scale and frequency of such bond issuances increase, recent market demand has weakened, and some issuers have had to offer higher interest rates to attract investors.
亚马逊计划首次发行英镑计价债券，最快于周三启动，由摩根大通、巴克莱等四家银行承销。该笔基准规模债券分 4 个期限档（3 年至 19 年），旨在筹集资金推动人工智能基础设施建设。此前亚马逊已分别进入欧元和瑞士法郎债券市场，累计发行证券规模折合超 920 亿美元，成为 2026 年超大规模云计算企业中最大的债券发行方，其总债务规模接近微软两倍。亚马逊计划今年投入 2,200 亿美元资本支出，其中大部分用于 AI 领域。不过，随着此类债券发行规模和速度提升，近期市场需求有所减弱，部分发行方不得不提供更高利差以吸引投资者。