Capital markets news | Mon 3 Feb 2025
Equity
- Do secondary listings work? Star
- DBS in talks with several candidates for big listings Star
- Asia the rising star of investments Star
- JPMorgan plans USD4b US gold delivery amid tariff fears Edge
- MicroStrategy upsizes preferred stock offering, raising USD563m Coindesk
- Infinity Natural valued at USD1.3b in debut as US energy IPOs rebound Yahoo
- Black Swan author warns future selloffs could be 2-3 times worse Yahoo
- Venture capitalist calls for more investment to combat DeepSeek threat Yahoo
- Strategist who coined the Magnificent Seven warns US tech is set to lag Yahoo
- 5 key charts to watch in global commodity markets this week Yahoo
- Gold hits record high as Trump tariff worries mount Star
Debt and money markets
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Digital assets
- Bitcoin sinks to USD100k as Trump imposes tariffs Coindesk Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Asset manager Grayscale launches dogecoin closed-end fund Coindesk
- XRP ledger clawback goes live in boost for Ripple stablecoin Coindesk
- Virtual surges after South Korea cryptocurrency exchange Upbit listing Coindesk
- Stablecoin market surges past USD200b Coindesk
- The air for bitcoin bears is getting very thin Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin analysts warn of USD95k bear trap Cointelegraph
- Trump is melding the worlds of upstart crypto and old-school finance Yahoo
- These 2 cryptocurrencies could soon fly thanks to AI Yahoo
- India reviewing crypto position due to global changes Yahoo
- Canadian bitcoin miner Bitfarms mulls pivot to AI data centres Yahoo
M&A and property
- Malakoff completes acquisition of ZEC Solar, TJZ Suria Edge NST
- Awantec sells Cyberjaya office building for RM25m Edge NST Star
- Citaglobal buys 1.6-acre Kuala Lumpur land for RM73m Edge NST Star
- Time to review Malaysian takeover code Star
- Seven & i founding family seeks Charoen Pokphand investment Edge
- Nissan will announce possible integration with Honda by mid-Feb Edge
- Trump’s antitrust cops signal that big US mergers won’t get free pass Yahoo
- Coinbase buys ads platform Spindl for onchain discovery Cointelegraph
- Commerzbank CEO unveils fresh payouts as she faces off Orcel Edge
- Putin allows Goldman Sachs to sell its business in Russia Edge NST
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM’s official reserve assets totalled USD116.22b at end-Dec Edge Star
- BNM issues revised policy document on e-money Star
- Banking system maintained healthy liquidity position in Dec 2024 Star
- New RM1,700 minimum wage takes effect Edge
- Wages must rise faster to achieve high-income status Star
- Property transactions hit RM217.46b in 2024 Star
- CIMB Securities expects new vehicle sales to fall 7% in 2025 NST Star
- Crowded out by influx of Chinese cars Star
- Petronas sets sights on 2m barrels a day by 2027 Mail Star
- Cypark’s achieves commercial operations for remaining 30MW solar Edge NST Star
- Smile-Link shareholders approve removal of current auditor Edge
Asian financial market news
- Indonesia’s FDI at USD55.3b in 2024 Star
- Indonesia investment sees strong 20.8% boost in 2024 Star
- Thai EV output set to jump, sparking a price war in a bruised market Edge
- Bangkok new housing launches decline 19% in 2024 as property prices soar Edge
- Bracing for the China transition Star
- China home sales resume decline as stimulus effect wears off Edge
- How things stand in China-US trade tensions with Trump 2.0 Mail
- Japan plans to curb exports of chips, quantum-computing tech Edge Yahoo
- Japan’s foreign workforce hits all-time high as labour gaps widen Mail
- Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump’s favour Yahoo
- Core inflation in Japan’s capital hits 2.5%, 1-year high Star
- Bank of Japan must maintain monetary support Star
- India’s growth hopes diminish as budget sidesteps bold reforms Mail
- India unveils income tax cuts to boost slowing economy Mail Star
- Volkswagen sues India to quash USD1.4b tax demand Mail
Other financial market news
- OpenAI releases cheaper model o3-mini in wake of DeepSeek Yahoo
- Strong consumer spending drives steady US growth as Trump era begins Mail
- New Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China set to start Tue Yahoo
- Trump tariffs will impact these industries, products the most Yahoo
- US imports of Canadian and Mexican crude oil by company Yahoo
- Tariff war likely to put Canada into recession Yahoo
- Trafigura and former executive found guilty of bribing Angolan official Edge Yahoo
- German wind output sinks, putting renewable generators’ profit at risk Edge
- STMicro eyes workforce cuts of up to 3k in chip slump Yahoo
- EU removes energy crisis gas price cap Edge
- Goldman Sachs raises 2025, 2026 average Brent forecast Edge
- Global air passenger demand rises 10.4% to hit record high in 2024 NST
- Nvidia CEO says everyone should get an AI tutor right away Yahoo