Alphabet Kicks Off Aussie Dollar Bond Sale as AI Spending Soars

Alphabet Kicks Off Aussie Dollar Bond Sale as AI Spending Soars Alphabet Kicks Off Aussie Dollar Bond Sale as AI Spending Soars · Bloomberg · Bloomberg Finbarr Flynn, Matthew Burgess and Sharon Klyne Tue, August 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM GMT+2 2 min read GOOG AUD=X AMZN (Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. started marketing its debut Australian debt offering as the US tech giant targets its latest multi-billion dollar fundraising, with AI spending skyrocketing. Most Read from Bloomberg Stripe Clinches Over $7 Billion Deal to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter US-Iran Peace Prospects Dim as Trump Rejects Truce Extension US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007 Trump Reduces US-South Korea Drills, Citing Lack of Help on Iran Andreessen Horowitz Focus of DOJ Probe Over Board Directors The firm is offering Aussie dollar notes in four maturities, including one as long as 20 years, according to an emailed statement from Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, one of the banks on the deal.

Alphabet Inc. is seeking to raise about A$5 billion ($3. 6 billion) in the deal, people familiar with the matter said earlier.

Alphabet last month raised its capital spending forecast to as much as $205 billion this year, reigniting concerns about how Big Tech plans to recoup profits from the trillions of dollars they are aiming to spend on their artificial intelligence capabilities. Alphabet trails only Amazon. com Inc.

so far this year among large US corporates in tapping global debt markets for tens of billions of dollars to fund AI ambitions, even as investors become more picky about which deals to join. In addition to the US market, Google's parent company has also sold bonds in Swiss francs, British pounds, euros, Canadian dollars and Japanese yen in 2026. Australia's dollar bond market is drawing increasing attention from global treasurers and issuance by overseas borrowers is running at a record pace this year.

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