Capital markets news | Thu 3 Apr 2025
Equity
- Bursa exempts Manforce from extending exit offer in ACE Market transfer Edge
- Capital A given until 15 Apr to issue shareholder circular on regularisation plan Edge
- Bursa saw foreign investors’ outflow of RM1.15b last week Mail NST Star
- Hong Kong considering new OTC stock market for delisted companies Edge
- India tech startups worth USD100b seen seeking IPOs by 2027 Edge
- Earnings, FX tailwinds to accelerate equity rotation Star
- Goldman is opening up private equity deals to rich individuals Edge
- New private markets investment firm PeakAlts launches in US Yahoo
- Swiss bourse turns to smaller UK exchange for trade tech revamp Edge
- How hedge funds have positioned for Trump’s Liberation Day Star Yahoo
Debt and money markets
- Reversal expected for MGS-US Treasuries spread Star
- Malaysian banks’ loan growth to pick up following slowdown in Feb Edge
- Investors turn to bonds amid Bursa rout Edge
- Credit demand remains healthy for Malaysian banks Star
- China gets over RMB47b of bids for first green bond Edge Star
- India’s Kotak targets USD2b for new private credit fund Edge
- Sri Lanka firm plans nation’s first listed sukuk in coming weeks Edge
- RBA to increase price of new open market operation repos Edge Star
- Bitcoin miner Bitfarms secures USD300m loan from Macquarie Cointelegraph
- JPMorgan’s tariff-day trade is going long on automaker bonds Yahoo
- Credit chief announces overhaul of Colombia’s debt strategy Star
- Top UBS fund manager says tariffs may lead to junk bond bargains Edge
- Climate finance finds itself at a pivotal moment in history Edge
Digital assets
- Why Trump’s tariffs could actually be good for bitcoin Coindesk
- Bitcoin ETFs could see USD3b in 2Q inflows even without price recovery Coindesk
- Bitcoin holders refuse to sell despite major profits Cointelegraph
- Sentiment shift in bitcoin as USD80k put emerges as most popular bet Coindesk
- Bitcoin price gearing up for next leg of acceleration phase Cointelegraph
- Grayscale lists 2 new bitcoin ETFs offering income from volatility Coindesk
- Fidelity launches new retirement plan for direct investment in crypto Coindesk
- Ripple integrates stablecoin into cross-border payments system Coindesk
- Sony Singapore accepts USDC payments through crypto.com Cointelegraph
- AI agents are the future of digital self-governance Cointelegraph
- Bybit to shut down NFT marketplace as trading volumes decline Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- QSR Brands refutes report on sale of KFC Edge
- ICT Zone Asia concludes exit offer with little change to offerors’ stake Edge Star
- Cloudaron disposes of unit for RM4m Star
- Shell completes Singapore refinery sale to Chandra Asri-Glencore NST
- Shell completes acquisition of Pavilion Energy Yahoo
- Bankers get boost in Asia Pacific as M&A growth tops US, Europe Edge
- WTW buys Michigan broker Global Commercial Credit Yahoo
- Auto hauler Proficient acquires Brothers Auto Transport Yahoo
- Vertical Cold Storage acquires Detroit operator Arctic Logistics Yahoo
- Insurance company Equal Parts launches with USD10m acquisition capital Yahoo
- Qualcomm considers buying UK semiconductor firm Alphawave NST
- Brookfield said to revive talks on potential Grifols offer Edge
- Nordic CapMan Hotels II acquires Midstar Fastigheter with 28 hotels Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
Asian financial market news
- Thailand may see USD8b hit from US tariffs NST
- Philippine factory gate prices rise 0.8% Star
- PBOC seen deploying stimulus soon on tariff risks, cash shortage Edge
- Walmart keeps price pressure on suppliers after Beijing pushback Edge NST
- China extends EU liquor anti-dumping probe, delays penalties Edge
- China curtails more renewables as record additions stress grid Edge
- China’s efforts to curb solar glut show limited impact Edge
- China set to become a global powerhouse in energy storage Star
- BOJ warns of hit to global trade from new US tariffs Edge NST
- Goldman picks yen as top hedge against US recession, tariff risk Yahoo
- India’s Vedanta seeks global partner for USD20b expansion plan NST
- US tariffs expected to affect Asia Pacific economic growth Edge NST
Other financial market news
- Senate unveils plan to fast-track tax cuts, debt limit hike Yahoo
- US job openings decline in Feb amid rising economic uncertainty Edge
- US private payrolls accelerate in Mar Edge
- Trump’s tariffs will be negative the world over Edge
- President Trump to order reciprocal tariffs to begin this week Coindesk
- Trump levies 25% tariff on foreign-made cars Yahoo
- Oil imports exempted from Trump’s sweeping tariffs Yahoo
- Wall Street says tariffs worse than expected Yahoo
- Smell of stagflation is mounting as Trump’s Liberation Day arrives Yahoo
- Mercedes denies it is considering withdrawing cheaper cars from US Yahoo
- US ponzi schemer convicted in new fraud, money-laundering case Star
- Reeves says Trump’s tariffs will hurt UK even if Britain secures US deal Edge
- French manufacturing downturn eased in Mar Edge
- Deutsche Bank’s DWS pays USD27m in German greenwashing case Edge
- Tyremaker Bridgestone to cut 546 jobs in Spain on uncertainty, competition Edge
- Stellantis agrees 350 job cuts in southern Italy with unions Edge
- Europe’s solar season is getting more intense and disruptive Edge
- EU eyes emergency plans to shield economy from Trump tariffs Edge