Capital markets news | Mon 14 Apr 2025
Equity
- Hartanah Kenyalang signs underwriting with TA for ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- Fibromat prices ACE Market IPO at 55 sen Edge Star
- Foreign inflow returns to Bursa after nearly 2 months of outflow Edge
- Government funds risk overpaying and crowding the market Star
- Malacca Securities launches US IPO subscription, starts with Chagee Edge
- Indonesia’s USD48b social security fund eyes doubling equities exposure Edge
- Southeast Asia’s private equity market surges to USD16b NST
- Chinese exchanges restrict daily stock sales as trade war with US escalates Edge
- Taiwan extends short-selling curbs after US tariffs bring market turmoil Edge Yahoo
- Buyout firms get creative on Gulf trips in bid for bigger cheques Edge
- Chinese tea chain Chagee launches US IPO amid market slump Edge NST
- Top US pension funds lose USD169b after tariff shock Edge
- BofA’s Hartnett says sell S&P 500 rally until trade war abates Edge
- Fund manager urges cutting exposure to stocks as recession looms Edge
- BlackRock took in less money than expected in tariff run-up Edge
- Shein has UK approval for London IPO, awaiting China’s nod Edge NST
- Gold soars past USD3,200 as trade war deepens Edge Mail NST Star
Debt and money markets
- US Fed’s potential monetary easing to draw capital to Malaysia’s debt market NST
- AmBank, Tekun roll out microfinancing for asnafpreneurs NST Star
- China Mar new bank loans rise to CNY3.64t, beating expectations Edge Yahoo
- Country Garden gets key bondholder group support Edge NST
- EM sovereign debt regains appeal Star
- Berkshire’s yen bond deal is its smallest ever amid trade war Edge
- Goldman lifts US junk, loan default forecasts on tariff woes Edge
- US bonds have never lost out this much to German bunds in a rout Edge
- US Treasuries slide with sell-off worst since 2019 repo blowout Edge
- Treasuries suddenly trade like risky assets in warning to Trump Edge Star Yahoo
- Credit investors spot opportunity in market turmoil Star
- US Fed’s Kashkari not seeing dislocation that merits intervention Edge
- US Fed absolutely ready to intervene in financial markets Mail Coindesk
- Dimon predicts Treasury market kerfuffle where Fed steps in Edge Yahoo
- JPMorgan can help fix the bond chaos if regulators get on board Yahoo
- How the 10-year Treasury note affects US consumers’ finances Yahoo
- Bond and currency markets are rapidly de-dollarising Yahoo
- Market distress could see trillions of dollar holdings seek currency protection Edge
- Argentina seals USD20b IMF deal, tears down currency controls Edge Mail
- Trump-fuelled debt crisis pushes investors to Britain Yahoo
- HSBC explores private credit push Edge
- Italy’s rating upgraded to BBB+ by S&P Edge
Digital assets
- Wall Street’s fear gauge is flashing possible bitcoin bottom Coindesk
- Bitcoin tops USD84.5k ending downtrend as Trump exempts key tech Coindesk
- Gold and bonds’ safe haven allure fading with bitcoin emergence Coindesk
- S&P 500 more volatile than bitcoin as US assets lose investor favour Coindesk
- Bitcoiners were first to realise US economic data was wrong Cointelegraph
- Binance seeks to curb US oversight during deal talks with Trump’s company Edge
- Trump signs bill to nullify expanded IRS crypto broker rule NST
- US SEC’s crypto trading roundtable discusses easing path for platforms Coindesk
- Fartcoin rallies absurd 300% defying global market carnage Coindesk
- Mantra token price collapses by over 90% in 24 hours Cointelegraph
- Web3 needs to be more human, and emotional AI is the answer Cointelegraph
Malaysian financial market news
- Asean capital markets forum launches simplified ESG guide for SMEs Edge
- BNM more likely mulling cut to banks’ statutory reserves than policy rate Edge Star
- US tariffs pause may boost Malaysia’s GDP NST
- Factory output decelerates sharply in Feb Edge Star
- Manufacturing sector sales up 4.7% to RM153.1b in Feb Star
- Jobless rate steady in Feb Edge
- Wholesale and retail sales pick up in Feb amid festive splurge Edge Mail Star
- Malaysia secures zero-import duties with 4-nation European bloc Edge NST Star
- Malaysia proposes tech safeguard agreement to protect supply chains Edge NST
- High Court upholds consultant’s acquittal over money laundering Edge
- Court postpones hearing of TNB’s RM292m tax judicial review Edge
Asian financial market news
- Singapore expected to ease currency settings on tariff risks Edge
- Rich Indonesians, wary of Prabowo’s policies, send wealth overseas Edge
- Global funds hit pause on Indonesia after Prabowo policy changes Edge
- Facing Trump tariffs, Vietnam eyes crackdown on some China trade NST
- China raises tariffs on US to 125%, says won’t go higher Edge Mail NST Star
- Xi tells Spanish PM that China, EU must oppose tariff bullying Edge
- China’s retail giants pledge to help exporters go domestic amid trade war Edge
- Tesla stops taking orders in China for models imported from US Edge
- US chipmakers outsourcing manufacturing will escape China’s tariffs Edge
- China’s rare earth exports grind to a halt as trade war controls bite Edge
- China’s factories keep cool as US orders freeze up Mail
- Taiwan holds first tariff talks with US Edge Star
- Japan policymaker wants stronger yen, says Tokyo shouldn’t sell Treasuries Yahoo
- Japan doesn’t plan to use US Treasuries as tariff talk leverage Edge
- Japan household inflation expectations rise, keeping BOJ rate hike view alive NST
- India, US finalise terms of reference for first phase of trade deal Edge
- India wants US trade deal with urgency not seen before Edge
- Apple ramps up iPhone production in India in shift away from China Star
- India’s TCS says retail, travel clients more exposed to US tariff turmoil Edge
Other financial market news
- Fed’s deepest tariff fear is a price shock that won’t fade away Edge
- Fed’s Williams says tariffs will push up inflation, unemployment Edge
- Tariffs may force US Fed’s focus on inflation, not jobs Barrons
- Einhorn says tariffs to force more Fed rate cuts this year Star
- US producer prices unexpectedly fall, dragged down by energy Edge
- US consumer sentiment extends plunge as price expectations soar Edge
- Wall Street credit Dimon and Ackman for swaying Trump on tariffs Edge
- Trump denies exempting phones, computers, chips from tariffs Edge Mail Yahoo
- Trump to provide more info on semiconductor chips tariffs today Edge
- Trump floats possible exceptions to 10% baseline tariff Edge
- Trump’s trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days Edge Mail
- BlackRock’s Fink says Trump tariffs went way beyond his imagination Edge
- Ray Dalio warns the current chaos is much bigger than tariffs Yahoo
- Trump planning order to enable critical metals stockpiling Edge
- Pentagon to end USD5.1b in contracts with Accenture, Deloitte Edge
- Volvo Cars may take 2 years to expand US production to avoid tariffs Edge
- Big US companies went bankrupt at fastest pace since 2010 Edge
- Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel teams Edge
- GM to lay off 200 workers at all-EV plant as it adjusts production Edge
- GM to idle Ontario van plant in new blow to Canada’s auto sector Edge
- Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute Edge
- Chevron ordered to U-turn Venezuelan oil ahead of sanctions Edge
- China delays approval for Geely, BYD investment plans in Latin America Edge
- BOE’s Greene says US dollar moves complicate tariff policy response Edge
- Looser food standards off the menu in any US-UK trade deal Mail
- UK economy rebounds in unexpected boost to govt NST
- UK jobs market sees biggest jump in people looking for work since 2020 Edge
- French PM says China cannot replace US Edge
- Safe-haven Swiss franc at decade high vs dollar Edge NST
- European firms stockpile, shift production to brace for tariffs Edge
- EU races to expand EUR2t trade network as US links sour Edge
- Lagarde tells finance chiefs to let EU take lead on trade talks Edge
- Central banks prepare first G7 responses to US chaos Edge Yahoo
- Impact of tariffs on developing countries could be catastrophic Edge
- BRICS members express serious concern about trade tensions NST
- Egypt raises fuel prices for first time in 2025 NST