Capital markets news | Mon 5 May 2025
Equity
- Reach Ten ends debut up 3.85%, snaps streak of first-day flops Edge Star
- Automated test solutions firm THYM eyes ACE Market IPO Edge
- Farm Price plans 1-for-2 bonus issue of warrants Edge
- How safe is online trading? Edge
- MCOM to submit appeal against de-listing from LEAP Market NST
- Sentoria faces trading suspension over delayed 2024 annual report Edge NST Star
- Rakuten cuts brokerage fees to boost retail participation NST
- Capital A eyes Hong Kong dual listing Edge NST Star
- India’s largest bank to raise USD3b in share sale Star
- Warren Buffett’s favourite valuation indicator flashes buy signal Edge
- US lawmakers urge SEC to delist Alibaba and Chinese companies Edge
- Strategy’s USD84b bitcoin expansion plan backed by Wall Street analysts Coindesk
- VIX points to skyrocketing S&P 500 Yahoo
- Shein’s London IPO stalled amid US tariff fallout Edge Mail
- Opec+ agrees another accelerated oil output hike for Jun Edge Mail NST Star
Debt and money markets
- Foreign investors returned to Malaysian bonds with RM2.8b inflows in Apr Edge NST
- Malaysian bonds emerge as safe-haven assets NST
- Malaysian banks well-positioned as loan growth set to accelerate NST Star
- Short sellers bet against private credit lenders Yahoo
- Bond traders swing to Powell’s side as Trump calls for rate cuts Yahoo
- World’s riskiest bonds lure traders back after tariff turmoil Yahoo
Digital assets
- Bitcoin eyes USD95k retest as traders brace for Fed rate cut volatility Cointelegraph
- USD300k bitcoin call option expiring on 26 Jun sees interest build up Coindesk
- 10x money multiplier for bitcoin could take Wall Street by storm Coindesk
- Is this the end of bitcoin DeFi? Cointelegraph
- Franklin Templeton backs bitcoin DeFi push Coindesk
- Bitcoin traders brace for sell in May and go away Coindesk
- Arizona governor vetoes bitcoin reserve bill Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Ethereum nears key bitcoin price level that sparked 450% gains Cointelegraph
- Vitalik wants to make Ethereum as simple as bitcoin in 5 years Cointelegraph
- Gold-backed crypto minting volume hits 3-year high Coindesk
- Why tokenized gold beats other paper alternatives Cointelegraph
- Freight Tech wants to buy TRUMP to change US-Mexico trade deals Coindesk
- Tether’s US-focused stablecoin could launch later this year Coindesk
- CME crypto derivatives volume soars 129% in Apr Coindesk
- Maldives to build USD9b crypto hub to attract investment Cointelegraph
- Cambodian Huione received USD98b crypto leading to US crackdown Coindesk
M&A and property
- Sunway REIT sells university campus to Sunway College for RM613m Edge Star
- PLB sells Penang plots at below valuation to repay borrowings Edge Star
- CIMB buys 16 properties for RM209.8m from EPF Edge Mail NST Star
- Catcha’s big M&A bet Star
- Jiankun sues Penang property firm’s directors after failed acquisition Edge
- Genting Malaysia takes full control of Empire Resorts from Lim family Edge
- Trump says he’s willing to delay TikTok ban again Yahoo
- Shell studies merits of BP deal as rival struggles Star
- Gulf states working on USD6b in Africa energy deals Star
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM could trim banks’ statutory reserve ratio and release RM10b Edge
- Cost of living rises moderately despite low inflation NST
- SC must step up enforcement Star
- 1Q GDP grew an estimated 4.4% Star
- IMF downgrade weighs on Malaysia Star
- Lower producer prices signals slower growth Star
- Manufacturing health weakens further in Apr Edge Star
- Malaysia prepared for tariff negotiation with US Edge Star
- Key data passed to chief negotiator for tariff talks with US NST
- Exporters must ensure rubber gloves are made locally Edge Mail
- SD Guthrie delivers tariff-free palm oil shipment under CPTPP to UK Edge NST Star
- China’s durian imports from Malaysia to rise 15-20% in 2025 Edge
- Works Ministry working with stakeholders to resolve delayed MEX II project Edge
- Former company CEO on remand over false claims involving RM360m Edge
- Govt planning direct KL-Bangkok cargo rail link to boost Asean trade Edge
- Sarawak accuses Petronas of breaching state gas law Edge NST
Asian financial market news
- Singapore factory slump ends 19 months of growth Star
- Singapore steps up fraud probe involving Nvidia’s AI chips Edge
- TikTok fined EUR530m for illegally sending EU data to China Edge
- Philippines USD3.5b subway no longer feasible Edge
- China holds the key in Asia Star
- One metric to watch in US-China trade talks Yahoo
- China quietly exempts about a quarter of US imports from tariffs Edge
- China evaluating US offer to talk tariffs, warns against extortion Edge NST
- Temu ditches Chinese imports model to avoid Trump’s tariffs Edge
- US blacklist on China is riddled with errors, outdated details Edge
- Hong Kong buys record amount of US dollars to defend peg Edge
- Japan’s USD1t in US Treasuries is among tools for trade talks Edge
- Japan discussed trade, non-tariff measures during US tariff talks NST
- Air India sees Pakistan airspace ban costing it USD600m over 12 months Edge
- India bans imports from Pakistan as tit-for-tat measures widen Edge Mail
- India’s Apr palm oil imports drop 24%, remain below normal levels Edge
- Samsung fights USD520m India tax demand, points to Reliance practice NST
- Asia’s factories suffer major blow as Trump’s tariffs hit demand Edge
- US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom NST
Other financial market news
- Australia’s reelected government says US-China tussle a top priority NST
- US Fed’s Powell is about to defy Trump and hold rates steady Edge Mail Star Yahoo
- Fed bashing for a President is a fool’s game Yahoo
- Bank reserves at Fed drop to USD3t, lowest since 1 Jan Edge
- Is dollar’s reign ending? Star
- Trump says US in transition period, downplays recession Edge Mail
- Trump plans to unveil federal budget proposal on Friday NST
- Trump budget seeks 23% domestic spending cut, 13% defence hike Edge
- GOP plans billions in oil, gas sales to help pay for Trump’s tax bill Edge
- US labour market shows resilience, risks mounting from trade policy Edge
- Gloomy retail earnings show consumers are feeling the pinch of US tariffs Edge
- US port workers lash out at Donald Trump Mail
- After record import blow to US GDP, beware export sucker punch NST
- Analysts warn US economy risks losing billions as travel demand weakens Edge
- China shipping loophole closed, raising prices for US consumers Edge Mail
- Apple to source billions of US-made chips in supply chain shift Edge
- GM slashes workers at Canada truck plant, citing trade turmoil Edge
- UK ring-fencing rules prompt rare public row among bank bosses Edge
- Austria’s chocolate products made abroad in Eastern Europe Mail
- Chinese EV makers sell more plugin-hybrids in the EU to avoid tariffs Edge NST
- Global factories struggle to overcome Trump tariffs, uncertainty Edge
- HSBC says trade turmoil poses serious risks to global growth Edge
- US tariff hikes have limited global GDP impact outside Apac Edge
- Tariff uncertainty drives global food prices to 2-year high Edge