Markets are hungry for EU war bonds.
6 March 2025
The European Union is getting ready to tap markets for up to €150 billion to help finance military spending. If it does, it shouldn’t have any trouble finding takers.
The EU’s biggest selling point as a borrower is its credit rating: Apart from S&P, all of the major ratings companies give it a AAA rating, deeming it effectively risk-free. Of the EU’s big economies, only Germany can match that.
The EU’s biggest selling point as a borrower is its credit rating: Apart from S&P, all of the major ratings companies give it a AAA rating, deeming it effectively risk-free. Of the EU’s big economies, only Germany can match that.