Capital markets news | Mon 13 Jan 2025
Equity
- PublicInvest values Oriental Kopi at 70 sen, 59% premium NST
- Ultraman toymaker Bloks surges after blockbuster HK IPO Edge
- Asia and EMs offer compelling value Star
- Inflation report could rattle US markets after bond yields climb Edge
- Venture Global to pitch USD110b valuation to IPO investors NST
- Sinking US equity risk premium rings alarms Star
- Global stocks to rally 10% by end-2025 Edge
Debt and money markets
- AME REIT to establish RM1b sukuk programme Edge Star
- Country Garden yet to get key bondholders’ support for debt plan Edge
- Chinese developers begin new year with deepening debt woes Edge
- China’s central bank halts bond buying Star Coindesk
- What’s going on in the bond market? Yahoo
- Bonds simmer as payrolls offer reality check Yahoo
- US bond yield surge prompts some companies to delay debt sales Edge
- UK savers pile into bonds as markets brace for more turmoil Yahoo
- Risky UK mortgage bonds face cash flow pressure on arrears Yahoo
- Zambia’s SEC sanctions StanChart over China property bonds NST
Digital assets
- Unmasking the danger of privacy coins Star
- Bhutan’s crypto reserve could pave way for economic growth Coindesk
- 3 Russians face money laundering charges Coindesk
- US-listed bitcoin miners make up 25% of global network Coindesk
- 10m human users verified on World Network Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin trader warns risk is peaking in crypto cycle Cointelegraph
- Indian crypto exchange Mudrex suspends withdrawals Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- OSK Property buys 26.33ha in Sungai Petani for RM14.17m Edge
- Sime Darby Property buys Selangor warehouses for RM232m Edge NST Star
- GDA nearing 90% acceptance for MAHB NST Star
- Is there an Alliance in the works? Star
- M&As in the spotlight Star
- Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook to sell stake in Australia’s Alinta Energy Edge
- SK Group to sell part of Vingroup stake Edge
- Apollo weighing USD9.5b stake in Seven & i buyout Edge Mail
- Adani to sell 20% of Adani-Wilmar for USD833m Edge
- Constellation Energy buys Calpine for USD16.4b Edge Yahoo
- Bain matches CC Capital’s USD1.8b offer for Insignia Yahoo
- Biogen offers to buy remaining Sage stake in USD442m deal Yahoo
- Biden delays enforcement of Nippon Steel-US Steel order Edge Mail NST
- US sues to block corporate travel company merger NST
- Prada could be weighing purchase of Versace Edge Mail
Malaysian financial market news
- Malaysia targets over 5% economic growth in 2025 Mail Star
- Malaysia’s IPI up 3.6% in Nov 2024 Star
- BMI expects BNM to hold OPR at 3% on 22 Jan Mail
- Economists expect industrial output growth to maintain uptrend Edge
- Robust growth for Malaysia’s tech sector in 2025 NST
- Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on tinplate imports Edge
- Malaysia’s palm oil exports fell 10% in Dec Mail Star
- Malaysia to use fintech in Asean deals Mail
- Capture fisheries sub-sector nets RM12.8b in 2024 Mail
- Give GLICs the green light to ramp up overseas investments Star
- U Mobile to deploy 7k 5G sites Edge NST Star
- Vitol cut costs by taking aluminium from LME’s warehouses Edge
- Tenaga Nasional unit gets additional RM292m tax bill Edge NST Star
- Petronas, Petros hydrogen venture given May deadline Edge
- Petronas capex cut up to RM10b after Petros gas deal Edge
Other financial market news
- ANZ sees Feb rate cut for Australia Star
- 9 once-hot economic metrics that have cooled off Yahoo
- US added 256k jobs in Dec, blowing past 160k estimate Coindesk
- US hits Russian oil with toughest sanctions Edge
- HPE wins USD1b AI server deal for X Edge
- BlackRock leaves major climate group amid Wall Street exodus Edge
- Federal regulators just got a new sign that their power is weakening Yahoo
- Canada has counter-tariffs ready if Trump launches trade war Yahoo
- Brazil signs law authorising offshore wind development Star
- Brazil central bank says tightening cycle to be guided by target Star
- UK banks borrow record GBP51.4b from BOE repo programme Edge
- Deutsche Bank tweaks bonuses to emphasise teamwork Edge
- Germany records highest company insolvencies since financial crisis Edge
- Swiss banks struggle with lower margins Edge
- Turkiye central bank cautions on market’s rate expectations Star