Capital markets news | Wed 16 Apr 2025
Equity
- MSB Global ends lower on ACE Market debut Edge NST Star
- WTEC valued by TA at 28 sen, 12% upside Star
- Signature signs underwriting with M&A, Affin for ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Eco-Shop to launch Main Market IPO in coming weeks Edge NST Star
- Aurelius proposes 2-for-1 bonus issue with free 1-for-1 warrants Edge
- Malaysia’s prolonged policy opacity weighs on investment and sentiment Edge
- Danantara, Qatar to pool USD4b for investments in Indonesia Edge
- Impact of IPO drought on Vietnam’s equity markets Star
- Investors haven’t been this bearish in 30 years Edge
- Investors aggressively buy the dip as tariff turmoil shakes markets Yahoo
- Figma confidentially files for much awaited US IPO Yahoo
Debt and money markets
- Criteria for evaluating sponsor support in project finance enhanced RAM
- RHB named as defendant in RM313m Taman U-Thant suit Edge
- Builder Sunac seeks to convert all offshore bonds into shares Edge
- China hasn’t weaponised Treasuries despite bond market volatility Yahoo
- Investors could dump US Treasuries for high yield Japanese bonds Coindesk
- European rating agency Scope sends US downgrade warning Edge Yahoo
- US credit rating under pressure amid policy uncertainty Yahoo
- Forever 21 creditors face large losses under bankruptcy plan Yahoo
- Trump administration moves to scrap Biden-era credit card late fee rule NST
- Goldman, Wells Fargo lead USD17b bank borrowing spree Yahoo
- Bond strategists expect US yields to fall despite tariff turmoil Yahoo
- US bonds gain as official says capital rule change is on agenda Yahoo
- Stripe taps into fintech banking trend Star
- Bank climate group wins overwhelming support for new direction Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin at USD137k possible with US Treasury liquidity injections Cointelegraph
- Mechanism Capital founder doubles bitcoin with USD200m long Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin trader doubts breakout significance as price nears USD87k Cointelegraph
- Bitdeer turns to self-mining bitcoin, US operations amid tariff tumult Cointelegraph
- Strive’s Matt Cole wants Intuit to back bitcoin Coindesk
- Binance among crypto exchanges hit by Amazon Web Services outage Edge Coindesk
- Binance’s Zcash delisting met with industry heavyweights’ dismay Coindesk
- DEX KiloEx loses USD7m in Oracle manipulation attack Coindesk
- Stablecoin market could grow to USD2t by end-2028 Coindesk
- Crypto’s debanking problem persists despite new regulations Cointelegraph
- XRP most likely to get spot ETF approval ahead of SOL, DOGE Coindesk
M&A and property
- Skygate buys 51% of engineering firm for RM10.7m Edge Star
- Scope Industries to exit manufacturing via RM96.7m sale of subsidiary Edge Star
- Asad Capital buys Souqa Fintech, PayHalal from Mirzan Mahathir Mail
- Keyfield acquires cable-laying barge from China for RM90.8m NST Star
- Australia’s Collins Foods to exit Taco Bell, eyes German KFC expansion NST
- Applied Materials takes 9% stake in chip-gear partner Besi Edge
- Securitize becomes largest digital asset fund administrator with latest buy Coindesk
- Instagram spin-off considered amid calls to break up Big Tech Yahoo
- AE Industrial Partners mulls York Space sale Star
- Norway fund to back Paschi’s Mediobanca bid Star
Malaysian financial market news
- Malaysia to bear brunt of weaker exports to US Edge
- Malaysia keeps May crude palm oil export duty at 10%, lowers reference price Star
- Putrajaya has greenlit RM16.4b helicopter assembly plant in Melaka Edge
- Lien Hoe’s independent auditors raise going concern doubts Edge
- Mayu Global says bank accounts frozen in money laundering probe Edge
Asian financial market news
- Financial hub Singapore poised for more corporate deals Star
- Bank of Thailand to shift call centre scam liability to banks Star
- 2 more rate cuts likely for the Philippines Star
- Asean is largest trading partner for China at 16.6% of trade volume in 1Q Star
- China’s foreign trade up 1.3% in 1Q Star
- UBS lowers forecast for China 2025 GDP growth to 3.4% on tariff hikes Star
- Ground zero of China trade boom reckons with decoupling from US Edge
- Consumer goods expo highlights China’s growing allure for global brands Mail
- Tariffs to impact millions of Chinese workers in blow to economy Yahoo
- China’s premier urges exporters to diversify markets Edge Star
- China orders airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries amid trade war Edge
- China says it is tearing down walls to expand trade alliances amid US standoff NST
- Taiwan to simulate impact of US tariffs on semiconductor sector Mail Star
- Apple airlifted USD2b iPhones from India in Mar as Trump tariffs loomed Edge
Other financial market news
- Trump administration is making progress on a tax plan Yahoo
- US banks flag risks to consumer spending from tariff policy uncertainties Edge
- Trump floats temporary reprieve for autos as parts tariffs loom Edge
- Honda to make 90% of US sales locally by relocating from Mexico, Canada Edge
- AMD ready to start chip production at TSMC’s plant in Arizona Star
- US steps up probes into pharmaceuticals, chips, setting stage for tariffs Edge NST
- US tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than USD1b Yahoo
- US economy set to lose billions as foreign tourists stay away Edge
- US copper industry seeks export curbs instead of import tariffs Edge
- Treasury Secretary says not all tariff deals will be done in 90 days Yahoo
- Trump trade war sparks run on US warehouses with tariff loophole Edge
- Goldman CEO says prospect of a US recession has increased Yahoo
- BofA CEO says the economy is on solid footing despite tariff turmoil Yahoo
- US’ M&T Bank predicts economy slowdown, not recession Yahoo
- Canada scraps tariffs for automakers that keep plants running Edge
- UK employers cut jobs in run-up to Reeves’ tax hike Edge NST