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

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