Capital markets news | Fri 27 Dec 2024

Equity

  • Liquidity key to Bursa performance in 2025 Star
  • Bursa seeks feedback on rules for electronic CDS statements Edge Star
  • Why this strategist expects a 15% market correction in early 2025 Yahoo
  • Veteran fund manager issues dire S&P 500 warning for 2025 Yahoo

Debt and money markets

  • BGSM Management’s AA3 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
  • Fewer Malaysian govt bonds likely next year Star
  • Keyfield issues maiden RM200m sukuk Edge NST Star
  • Bank Islam beats RM4b green financing target NST Star
  • US Treasuries face pressure as long rates expand gap Star

Digital assets

  • Bitcoin drops even as MicroStrategy plans to sell more shares Edge
  • Bitcoin returns to USD95k as Christmas rally snuffed out Coindesk
  • Bitcoin ETF outflows hit USD1.5b as price retreats Yahoo
  • NYSE-listed KULR launches USD21m bitcoin treasury Cointelegraph
  • Why 2025 will see the comeback of the ICO Coindesk
  • Animoca founder’s X account exploited to promote fake token Coindesk
  • Memecoins take top spot for crypto investor interest in 2024 Cointelegraph
  • 3 coins back from the dead in 2024 that may continue to rise in 2025 Cointelegraph
  • South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for crypto heists, cyber theft Cointelegraph

M&A and property

  • Singapore’s SP Manufacturing buys Ideal Jacobs Edge NST
  • China’s WuXi sells advanced therapies unit to PE firm Altaris Yahoo
  • Nippon Steel pushes deadline to close US Steel deal Edge

Malaysian financial market news

  • Livestock industry’s total trade up 23.2% to RM1.4b in 2023 Edge NST Star
  • Automotive industry volume is expected to fall to 730k in 2025 NST Star
  • Selangor draws in RM66.8b investments in Jan-Sep Edge
  • TNB announces higher base electricity tariff from Jul 2025 Edge NST Star
  • TNB shortlisted for 500MW LSS5 project in Kedah Edge NST Star

Asian financial market news

  • Singapore companies brace for turbulent 2025 Star
  • Ryde secures 3-year license renewal in Singapore Yahoo
  • Domestic factors to drive Vietnam’s 6.5% growth in 2025 Star
  • China’s finance, property firm workforces shrink for first time Edge
  • China debuts polysilicon futures trading in volatile market Edge
  • People’s Bank of China keeps 1-year medium-term lending facility rate at 2% Star
  • World bank raises China’s GDP forecast for 2024, 2025 Star
  • Alibaba, E-Mart to create USD4b e-commerce JV in Korea Edge Yahoo Star
  • Japan’s regulator orders AEON Bank to fix money laundering gaps Edge
  • UAE companies to start tracking and reporting carbon emissions Edge

Other financial market news

  • US mortgage rates rise again, finishing the year at 6.85% Yahoo
  • US weekly jobless claims fall slightly Star
  • Mexico central bank may cut rates in Feb Star
  • UK economy forecast to outpace Europe Star
  • Finland boards oil tanker after internet and power cable outages Edge
  • Sanctioned Russian LNG ship fails to find a buyer after 4 months Edge
  • From Microsoft to Nvidia, the AI agents are coming in 2025 Yahoo

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