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

  • Axis REIT raises acquisition target to RM430m Star
  • Singapore’s PSA weighs selling 20% stake in CK Hutchison’s ports business Edge
  • How TikTok became the new battlefield in US-China rivalry NST
  • Boeing sells Jeppesen unit to Thoma Bravo for USD10.6b Edge
  • OpenAI would buy Google’s Chrome browser Edge

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

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