Capital markets news | Wed 8 Jan 2025
Equity
- Swift Energy to list on ACE Market today Edge
- Introduction of China’s bourse stabilisation fund in focus Star
- Toyota invests USD44m in Japanese rocket startup Edge Star Yahoo
- Buyout firms chase slice of Australia’s USD2.5t pensions Edge Star
- Third Rock-backed Maze Therapeutics files for US IPO Yahoo
- Anthropic in talks to raise funding at USD60b value Yahoo
- Agtech startup Inari raises equity at USD2.17b valuation Yahoo
- World’s biggest mini-grid firm aims to raise USD400m, plans IPO Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin dips below USD98k over strong US economic data Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin rally could be accelerated by China’s market meltdown Coindesk
- Next wave of corporate bitcoin adoption underway Coindesk
- Bitcoin debasement trade is here to stay Cointelegraph
- Czech National Bank weighs bitcoin for reserve strategy Cointelegraph
- Correlation between bitcoin and US stocks reemerges Coindesk
- Crypto bull market entering final stage Cointelegraph
- Crypto exchanges provide other financial possibilities Yahoo
- Crypto ETPs start 2025 with USD585m inflows Cointelegraph
- Pythagoras generated 204% return, outperforming bitcoin’s 121% Coindesk
- Ripple boosts RLUSD DeFi utility with Chainlink Coindesk
- Dogecoin futures set new record, analysts target USD1 DOGE Coindesk
M&A and property
- SMI acquirer gets extension for takeover offer documentation Edge
- GDA’s MAHB stake surpasses 80% after KWAP accepts offer Edge Mail
- KUB buys buildings materials firm from CI Holdings for RM20m Edge Star
- Nickel Asia sells processing plant stake to Sumitomo Edge
- Getty Images, Shutterstock in USD3.7b merger Edge Star
- Medical device maker Stryker nearing deal to buy Inari Medical Edge Star
- Nippon Steel has no Plan B to blocked US Steel deal Star
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM keeps interbank rates steady, absorbs surplus liquidity Mail
- Singapore, Malaysia ink deal creating new vast economic zone Edge
- Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on China, Indonesia synthetic fibre Edge
- MRT Corp mulls public-private partnerships, other models for future projects Edge
- KL-Singapore HSR can be revived with full private participation Edge
- WISE concessionaire to prove financial capabilities Edge
- AI to impact over 30% of jobs in Malaysia in next 10 years Edge
- 44% of E&E, semicon firms optimistic about 1Q Edge
- FIMM reprimands unit trust consultant for alleged cheating in exam Edge
- Cypark achieves COD for 30MW solar plant at Danau Tok Uban Edge Star
- Govt to boost palm oil smallholders’ yields by 40% NST
- Malaysia needs more companies like Silterra NST Star
- Penang received RM31b in investments last year Star
- TNB’s capex for RP4 may exceed RM35.5b NST Star
Asian financial market news
- Singapore police can freeze bank accounts in scam crackdown Edge
- Indonesia’s B40 biodiesel mandate key support for CPO demand Edge
- Vietnam’s LNG power projects face multiple hurdles Star
- China’s residential foreclosures increase in 2024 amid property slump Star
- Challenges in tapping China’s consumer market Star
- CATL’s outsized share of world’s EV cell market highlights risks Star Yahoo
- Zijin plans lithium production in Congo from early 2026 Star
- Japan warns of intervention to protect yen Star
- Microsoft pledges USD3b AI investment in India Edge Yahoo
- India plans near USD3b aid, tariff cuts for electronics Star Yahoo
- NTPC’s clean energy arm to build green hydrogen hub Star
Other financial market news
- Australia housing downturn likely short-lived Yahoo
- Fed’s Bowman likely choice as top US banking cop Yahoo
- CFTC Chief who sought lead role for bitcoin regulation quits Yahoo
- US job openings inch higher as hiring, quitting rates drop Yahoo
- Biden bans offshore drilling across vast US coasts Mail
- Yellen raised serious concern about China’s cyber hacking Edge
- Trump, Dubai billionaire unveil USD20b for data centres Edge Yahoo
- Trump tariffs encouraging supply chain move to US Yahoo
- German dream of becoming a global chip superpower is fading fast Yahoo
