Capital markets news | Mon 17 Mar 2025
Equity
- Chemlite’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 28 times Edge NST Star
- MTT Shipping to revive USD200m Malaysian IPO plan Edge Star
- Shein stays committed to IPO while weathering tariff storm Edge Yahoo
- India’s Zetwerk mulls public listing within 2 years Edge
- JPMorgan offers cheap hedge fund investing with QIS Star
- BofA says US stocks rout is correction, not start of bear market Edge
- Bessent not worried about market, calls corrections healthy Yahoo
- 4 nuclear technology companies that received billions of VC money Yahoo
- Pitch decks of startups that helped raise millions of dollars Yahoo
- Daybreak Ventures unveils USD33m first fund Yahoo
- Assassin’s Creed creator Ubisoft seeks gaming backers Yahoo
- Danish pension fund dumps Tesla shares over labour rights, Musk’s actions Edge
- Gold ETFs inflow takes over bitcoin ETFs amid historic rally Coindesk
- Gold climbs to record high, USD3k milestone in view Star
Debt and money markets
- Al Dzahab Assets fully redeems Tranche 5 sukuk RAM
- Kesturi’s senior sukuk AA-, junior bonds A- ratings affirmed MARC
- Singapore’s DBS raises USD2b through US dollar bonds Edge NST
- China tells lenders to boost financial support for consumption Edge
- Alluring opportunity in emerging markets Star
- Australian govt gives ANZ AUD2b loan guarantee for Pacific operations NST
Digital assets
- Gold’s historic rally leaves bitcoin behind, but the trend may reverse Coindesk
- SOL, XRP zoom 5% higher as bitcoin grapples with USD84k level Coindesk
- Bitcoin gets USD126k Jun target as bull market comeback predicted Cointelegraph
- Very possible bitcoin consolidates for 8 months again Cointelegraph
- Burning quantum-vulnerable bitcoin is the best option Cointelegraph
- How Bitdeer is transforming bitcoin mining machines Coindesk
- Ethereum gas fees drop 95%, but ETH price falls 53% Yahoo
- World Liberty Financial completes USD590m token sale Coindesk
- Crypto faces starkest gap between sentiment and fundamentals Cointelegraph
- SEC commissioner explains approach of new crypto task force Coindesk
- Web3 has a metadata problem, and it’s not going away Cointelegraph
- How Jump and Solana vets are building a hyper fast internet for blockchains Yahoo
M&A and property
- Prawn producer MAG buys farmland, assets in Tawau for RM40m Edge NST
- Pertama Digital acquires 80% of 2 companies for RM106m Edge NST Star
- Khazanah to acquire INCJ’s stake in tower firm Edotco Edge NST Star
- Catcha Digital buys 60% of FrameMotion for RM37.32m Edge NST Star
- Australian gold miner Ramelius to buy smaller developer Spartan Yahoo
- HHRG’s largest shareholders dispose of entire stake at 94% discount Edge
- High-level TikTok deal expected by April deadline Edge Yahoo
- Crown Castle to sell fibre assets in USD8.5b deal NST
- UniCredit secures ECB’s approval for Commerzbank stake Edge
Malaysian financial market news
- Malaysia urges WTO to play pivotal role to tackle trade war Mail
- MACC opens 2 investigation papers involving Sapura Energy Edge
- Petronas evaluating exit from Argentina shale oil venture Edge Star
- Refuelling Malaysia’s oil fund Star
- Growing concerns over EPF Star
- GXBank, Grab shortlist 8 startups to drive fintech innovation Edge Star
Asian financial market news
- Singapore shipping firm hit by US sanctions over Iran oil links Edge
- Indonesia to allow new offset sales to bolster carbon trading Edge Mail
- Oracle said to weigh data centre on Indonesia’s Batam Island Edge Yahoo
- Thaksin vows cheaper power to turn Thailand into data centre hub Edge
- China’s economy forecast to show resilience as trade war begins Edge
- China amplifies rebuke of Li Ka-shing’s Panama Port deal with BlackRock Edge Mail
- Major US toymaker speeds up plan to move manufacturing out of China NST
- Citigroup sued by more ex-sales traders over 2019 Hong Kong firing Edge
- Japan’s unions win largest pay hike in more than 3 decades Edge Mail
- A 30-year high on BoJ’s horizon? Star
- US calls for better access to Korean market Yahoo
Other financial market news
- US Fed likely to keep rates steady as Trump uncertainty flares Mail
- Trump signs bill to avert government shutdown Star
- Trump vows massive 200% tariffs on certain European products Mail
- Major American exporters could face retaliatory tariffs Edge Mail
- UK, US hold talks in bid to resolve Apple encryption feud Edge
- 2 ex-Siemens execs to be tried in Germany over Russia sanctions violations Edge
- Trump’s trade salvos test nerves of central bankers Yahoo Star