Capital markets news | Thu 24 Apr 2025
Equity
- Zoho teams up with Cradle, pledges RM44m to boost local startups NST
- Chinese investors dump USD2b Hong Kong stocks in rare move Edge
- Tech giants to plow USD500b cash hoard into more buybacks Edge
- You can’t out-trade tariffs as stocks move in tandem Yahoo
- Exhausted by Trump reversals, traders get no relief from rebound Yahoo
- Oil prices down 2%, Opec+ consider accelerating oil output in Jun Edge Star
- Gold falls 2% as Trump comments boost risk sentiment Edge NST Star
- India starts raising palm oil buying as prices fall below soyoil Edge
- Black Sea may hold back world wheat supplies into 2026 Star
Debt and money markets
- Mar bond market inflows likely to have reversed in Apr RAM
- Technofit assigned good ESG readiness level RAM
- Margin lending soars in Vietnam Star
- Doubt over US Treasuries’ haven status is bad for world Edge
- US Treasuries rally as worries over Trump tariffs and Fed ease Yahoo
- US mortgage rates rise again, reach highest since mid-Feb Edge Yahoo
- Riot secures USD100m bitcoin-backed credit line from Coinbase Coindesk
- SOL Strategies gets USD500m convertible note facility to buy SOL Coindesk
- IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels Edge Mail
- World Bank urged to free up funds for poor countries Star
Digital assets
- Bitcoin ETF inflows top 500 times 2025 average Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin surges as US seeks to ease trade, Fed tensions Edge Yahoo
- Bitcoin becomes fifth largest global asset, surpasses Google’s market cap Coindesk
- Traders eye USD95k as key breakout level for bitcoin Coindesk
- Institutional demand could push bitcoin past USD200k in 2025 Cointelegraph
- Citrea deploys bridge to tackle bitcoin collateral bottleneck Coindesk
- TRUMP jumps 70% on President’s dinner event for top token holders Coindesk
- Memecoins are legalised Ponzi schemes Coindesk
- PGI founder hit with fraud charges in USD200m crypto Ponzi scheme Coindesk
- Hedge funds going on-chain Coindesk
- Crypto fundraising positive but slower than expected under Trump Coindesk
- The rise of DeepSeek and its security concerns Cointelegraph
M&A and property
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM has room for rate cuts as inflation eases to 4-year-low Edge
- UOB expects BNM to hold rates NST
- CPI up 1.4% in Mar as non-food price gain eases Edge NST Star
- IMF cuts 2025 GDP to 4.1% on regional slowdown NST Star
- Malaysia backs upgraded Asean-Australia-New Zealand FTA NST
- Exports to benefit from supply-chain diversification Edge NST Star
- Zafrul to meet US Trade Rep Jamieson Greer over tariffs Edge
- 6 decades of strong ties between Malaysia and Singapore Edge
- Ushering in another 50 golden years in Malaysia-China relations Edge
- Malaysia seen weathering US solar tariffs better than peers NST
- Forest City welcomes 2 family offices, 30 others interested Edge Mail NST Star
- Higher tariffs needed to sustain the water industry Edge
- Japan’s Ferrotec to invest RM1b in second plant in Kedah Edge NST Star
Asian financial market news
- Singapore inflation hits 4-year low as living costs ease Edge Star
- Indonesia central bank holds policy rates to keep rupiah stable NST Star
- Indonesia seeks room for rate cuts as tariffs dim growth outlook Edge
- Jakarta stands firm on trade with China Star
- Thailand may need USD15b of stimulus to cope with US tariffs Edge
- Thai parliament to debate USD113b budget in special session Edge
- Foodpanda Thailand calls it quits after 13 years of losses Edge
- Trump tariffs threaten to pile more pain on Thailand’s rice sector Edge Yahoo
- Vietnam is trying to stem a tide of cheap steel from China Edge
- Vietnam seeks more free trade deals to drive growth NST
- Yuan cross-border use by Chinese climbs to record as dollar sags Edge
- China Track bank netting system shields Russia-China trade Edge
- Chinese e-commerce platforms to end refund-without-returns Edge
- China says door for talks wide open as Trump signals tariff rollback Mail
- Trade war tremors and tech crackdown jolt Shanghai auto show Mail NST
- Latest tariffs to speed up China’s semiconductor innovation drive Star
- Nissan commits another USD1.4b to China with EVs in focus Edge NST
- Toyota signs deal for USD2b EV project in Shanghai Edge NST
- World’s biggest small-commodities market unfazed by US tariffs Star
- Hapag-Lloyd says 30% of China’s US bound shipments have been cancelled Edge
- Permira closing Hong Kong, Shanghai offices in pivot to India Edge
- Tariff on Chinese batteries opens door for South Korean rivals Star
- Japan’s factory activity shrinks on tariff woes, services perk up NST
- IMF expects BOJ to delay further rate hikes due to tariff uncertainty Yahoo
- BOJ to raise rates in 3Q though tariffs will disrupt policy normalisation Yahoo
- BOJ calls on Japan banks to be vigilant against trade policy risks Yahoo
- Increase in Japan rice imports targets US deal Star
- Saudi Arabia and India agree to set up 2 oil refineries Edge
- Airbus to source titanium from Saudi Arabia as part of jet deal Edge
Other financial market news
- Australia’s Albanese pledges to set up critical minerals strategic reserve Yahoo
- NYC gateway tunnel expected to generate USD445b for economy Edge
- CEO gloom rivals financial crisis as tariffs roil S&P 500 stocks Edge
- Americans sour on Trump’s handling of the economy Edge
- Trump tariffs are killing investment appetite Edge
- Growth in US business activity weakest since 2023 on tariffs Edge
- Trump says he has no plans to fire Fed’s Powell NST Star Yahoo
- Trump floats substantial China tariff cuts in trade deal Edge Mail
- Bessent says no unilateral US offer to cut tariffs on China Edge Yahoo
- US-China fentanyl talks hang by thread amid trade war NST
- Trump sued by states over tariffs, trade policy Yahoo
- Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus hampered by China rare earth curbs Edge Mail
- Toyota invests USD88m in West Virginia plant for hybrid vehicles Edge
- ConocoPhillips plans layoffs as part of broad restructuring Edge
- Intel to announce plans this week to cut more than 20% of staff Edge Mail NST Star
- Boeing prepared to remarket China aircraft to other customers Edge
- Trump orders truck import probe, setting stage for tariffs Yahoo
- Trump says 25% tariff on cars made in Canada could go up Yahoo
- China’s Great Wall Motor seeking to produce vehicles in Brazil Edge
- UK company activity weakens by most in 2 years amid trade war Edge
- UK budget deficit overshot forecast even before tariffs hit Edge
- US will aim for UK to cut its automotive tariff to 2.5% from 10% NST
- EU urged to find equitable solution to China EV tariff dispute NST
- Swiss franc’s surge on tariff turmoil pressures central bank to act Edge
- Switzerland flexes financial muscle ahead of tariff date in Washington Edge
- Bank of Finland chief urges unified EU stance on US tariffs and defence NST
- Eurozone business activity stagnates as trade woes hit services Edge
- Apple, Meta fined as EU presses ahead with tech probes Edge NST
- ECB predicts wage growth will slow sharply at end of this year Edge
- Fashion is the next frontier for clean tech as textile waste mounts Edge
- World leaders from China to EU hold climate meeting without US Edge
- IMF chief says recession risk rises if uncertainty drags on Star