Capital markets news | Mon 7 Apr 2025
Equity
Debt and money markets
- OM completes USD168m refinancing, gets fresh USD136m loan NST Star
- AM Best affirms A rating for Hong Kong’s CMB Wing Lung insurance NST
- Global rate cut bets offer EM investors hideout from Trump chaos Yahoo
- JGB yields tank as investors unwind positions made for BOJ rate hike NST
- Treasuries star as a haven even as Trump fans stagflation fears Yahoo
- Credit’s fear gauges soar most since banking meltdown in 2023 Edge
- Traders boost bets on Fed cuts as jobs data adds to market angst Edge
- Junk bonds suffer worst rout since 2020 with US hit hardest Edge
- USD1t Treasury basis trade blowup could trigger dash for cash Coindesk
- Tariffs stoke fears that hung debt will return Yahoo
- Texas gas-fired power stumbles despite USD5b public loans Yahoo
- Britain risks Greek-style debt crisis from Trump tariffs Yahoo
Digital assets
- Bitcoin drops below USD79k as cryptos plunge Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin decouples From Nasdaq as US stocks crumble Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bond market could be bitcoin’s canary in the coal mine signal Coindesk
- Bitcoin hard fork proposed for protection from quantum computing threats Coindesk
- SEC clarifies that most crypto stablecoins aren’t securities Coindesk
- CFPB likely to step back from crypto regulation Cointelegraph
- SEC reassesses Biden-era crypto guidance amid regulatory shakeup Coindesk
- Crypto’s regulatory capture problem in Washington Cointelegraph
- Onchain gaming promises remain unfulfilled Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- Lianson Fleet to sell vessel to Dubai-based firm for RM31m Edge Star
- Axiata extends longstop date for Myanmar tower sale by 3 months Edge NST Star
- Trump’s TikTok plan upended by Chinese objections over tariffs Edge
- Seven & i’s new CEO formulates growth plan to fend off takeover bid Edge
- Australia wants to buy back Darwin port from Chinese firm Edge
- Blackstone mulls sale of 2 AirTrunk data centres Edge
Malaysian financial market news
- UOB, Maybank lower growth forecasts on Trump tariffs Star
- RHB trims 2025 GDP forecast to 4.5% amid tariff pressures Star
- Malaysia faces economic setback with highest US tariffs in 115 years Mail
- Miti to detail impact of US tariffs this week Edge
- Malaysia refutes 47% US import tariff claim Edge NST
- BNM says still room to negotiate after US slaps 24% tariff Mail
- OPR cut key to sustaining economy NST
- BNM may trim OPR by 25bps in Jul NST
- Short-term rates set to remain stable on BNM operations NST
- Wholesome change needed to deal with tariffs Star
- 50k jobs at risk, business chamber warns Edge NST Star
- Asian ties will aid tech SMEs’ recovery Edge
- Economists encourage intra-Asean trade in face of tariffs Star
- Technology, glove among sectors thriving under US tariffs NST
- US tariffs waiver helps semiconductor firms manage chip production costs NST
- Plodding on for the gig economy legal framework Star
Asian financial market news
- Indonesia’s central bank vows to support rupiah amid trade tariffs threat Edge
- Jakarta won’t retaliate against Trump’s tariffs, aims for diplomatic solutions Mail
- US, Vietnamese businesses ask Trump to delay 46% tariffs on Vietnam Edge NST
- Vietnam GDP slowed in 1Q ahead of Trump’s tariffs Edge
- Southeast Asia rushes to avert tariff pain by enticing Trump Edge
- Asean will not retaliate but engage US for tariff reduction Star
- China imposes 34% tariffs on all US goods from 10 Apr Mail NST Star
- China hits back at Trump with tariffs, limits on key exports Edge NST
- China’s rare earths curbs put multiple US industries at risk Edge
- China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil Edge Mail
- China suspends imports of chicken, sorghum from some US firms Edge
- China requests WTO consultation on new US tariffs NST
- Dalio sees US, China push for yuan deal as part of trade relief Edge
- Taiwan unveils USD2.7b in help for companies to deal with US tariffs Edge
- Trade war could disrupt made in Taiwan imports Edge
- Taiwan to boost US investments, remove trade barriers Mail
- Yen, Swiss Franc rally as traders seek havens on tariff defiance Yahoo
- US tariffs spur fears about Japan’s fragile recovery Edge
- Uproar over India minister’s call for startups to create tech like China Edge Mail
- India central bank to cut rates 3 more times this year on tariff threat Edge
- Resilient growth buoys Asia Star
Other financial market news
- Australian PM unveils USD1.4b plan to reduce power bills Edge
- Australian beef farmers say Trump tariffs to boost price of US hamburgers Edge
- Tariffs have investors concerned New Zealand’s kiwi may near 2020 low Yahoo
- Trump tax cut, debt limit plan advances amid tariff turmoil Edge
- Larger-than-expected tariffs mean higher inflation, slower growth Edge Mail
- One of the Fed’s top recession alarms sends 2008-style signal Edge
- JPMorgan lifts global recession odds to 60% as US tariffs stoke fears Edge Mail
- Principal Asset Management predicts no US recession Star
- A crisis of confidence in the dollar Edge
- America’s passion for tariffs rarely pays off Mail
- US solar’s hoarding habit will help blunt sting from tariffs Edge
- US starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms Edge NST
- Trump’s tariffs are largest US tax hike since 1968 Edge
- Trump team rejects market fears, shows defiance on tariffs Yahoo
- Big pharma next on Trump’s list Mail
- From Ray-Bans to wigs, US buyers may see unexpected price hikes Edge
- US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings Mail
- Impact of tariffs on US agriculture, fuels, machinery and chips Mail
- Automakers raise prices, pause production as 25% tariff kicks in Mail
- Nissan eyes US production for Rogue SUV as tariffs take effect Mail
- Nike won’t build factories in US, they will sell to China Yahoo
- Companies building new factories brace for higher costs Yahoo
- Trump administration sued over Chinese import tariffs Edge NST Star
- Trump may weaponise finance against allies Edge
- California seeks new trade ties to protect USD3.9t economy Mail
- Musk says he hopes for zero tariffs between US and Europe Edge NST
- Canada minister wants LNG Canada doubled, eyes western pipeline upgrade Edge
- Canada loses 33k jobs, most since 2022 Edge
- Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments to assess impact of 25% tariff Mail
- London’s Canary Wharf office vacancies hit new record NST
- Trump tariffs could cut France’s GDP growth by half a point Edge
- French finance minister tells EU not to retaliate in kind for US tariffs Edge
- EU begins US tariff talks while accepting end of old world order Edge
- Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape worst of Trump’s tariff wrath Edge
- Zimbabwe to suspend duties on US goods NST
- Trump tariffs sow fears of trade wars and USD2,300 iPhone Edge NST Star
- Growing concerns of recession on revised GDP in major economies, US NST