Capital markets news | Wed 7 May 2025
Equity
- AmBank could replace HLFG in upcoming FBM KLCI review Edge
- Capital A seeks USD200m from Hong Kong listing Star
- Asean-BAC to present IPO reform proposal at May summit NST
- Wall Street banks avoid Chery’s USD1.5b Hong Kong IPO Edge
- CATL starts gauging interest for USD5b Hong Kong listing Edge
- Hong Kong launches new measures to attract more tech, bio listings Edge
- India’s IPO market loses steam on global market jitters NST
- Goldman says bear market rallies are the norm Edge
- Goldman sees buy-the-dip opportunity in AI after big tech earnings Edge
- Citigroup partners with Swiss bourse in private markets push Edge
Debt and money markets
- Malakoff raises RM250m from Asean green sukuk Edge NST Star
- Boost Bank disbursed RM150m in loans to SMEs Edge NST Star
- Slower loan growth likely for CIMB due to Asean exposure Star
- China’s CATL seeks USD1b loan for Indonesian plant expansion Edge
- Ambani’s Jio Finance plans debut rupee bond sale of USD118m Edge
- Saudi Arabia debt levels jump most since oil went negative Edge
- Companies sold commercial paper to boost cash Edge Yahoo
- Apple, GM see pressure from bond investors as trade fears swirl Edge Yahoo
- MIT joins deluge of colleges selling bonds amid funding threats Yahoo
- Private credit surge underscores need for bank deregulation Yahoo
- AGL notes credit industry looking strong Star
- US debt on unsustainable path Yahoo
- Hedge fund group targets laxer securitisation in defence bet Edge
- Global debt hits record of over USD324t Edge
- Clear plans needed to deploy climate adaptation funds Edge
Digital assets
- SC seeks public feedback on tokenised capital market product rules Edge NST Star
- Bitcoin dominance soars ahead of FOMC as volatility burst looms Coindesk
- Bitcoin traders seek downside protection ahead of FOMC Coindesk
- US bitcoin ETFs bought 6x more than miners produced last week Cointelegraph
- XRP price risks 45% decline to USD1.20 Cointelegraph
- VanEck submits proposal to launch first BNB ETF in the US Coindesk
- BNB coin could hit USD2,775 by end of 2028 Coindesk
- 21Shares launches ETP linked to Crypto.com’s Cronos Coindesk
- Crypto funds raked in USD2b last week, 3-week haul at USD5.5b Cointelegraph
- DogeOS raises USD6.9m to launch Dogecoin app layer Coindesk
- Ethereum’s Pectra hard fork gets deployed today Cointelegraph
- New Hampshire is first state to approve crypto reserve law Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Stabledollars are the third act of dollar reinvention Coindesk
- ECB establishes innovation hub to test digital euro Coindesk
- North Korean spy slips up, reveals ties in fake job interview Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- Ivory Properties sells The Birch House for RM18m to repay loan Edge Star
- FGV received no notice from Felda on takeover or privatisation Edge NST
- Unlocking the value of Capital A’s non-aviation assets Edge
- Singapore proposes takeover and merger changes to bolster regulation Star
- Japan’s SMBC close to acquiring 51% stake in India’s Yes Bank Edge
- M&A deal signing hits 20 year-low after Trump’s Liberation Day Edge
- OpenAI reaches agreement to buy start-up Windsurf for USD3b Edge Yahoo
- US seeks breakup of Google’s ad-tech products over illegal monopoly Edge
- DoorDash agrees to buy Deliveroo in USD3.9b deal Edge
- Uber to buy USD700m stake in Turkish delivery app Trendyol Edge
- MetalsGrove acquires 3 gold JV permits in Côte d’Ivoire Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
- Financial markets still orderly despite external volatility Edge NST
- Criteria outlined for access to Arm’s chip design framework Edge
- Talks held with AMD on role in National Semiconductor Strategy Edge
- MITI mulls special package to aid US tariff-affected sectors Edge NST Star
- Cross-border investment in commercial real estate sector hit USD9.5b Edge Star
- ECRL 82.45% completed, ahead of schedule Edge
- Malaysia’s rubber glove market share in US may rise to 55% NST Star
- Ygl Convergence’s auditor resigns on suspension by SC Edge
- Jetson gets writ of summons to void shareholders’ requisition notice Edge
Asian financial market news
- Indonesia’s Danantara in nickel deal talks with Eramet Edge
- Thailand on liquidity-preservation mode Star
- Thai inflation turning negative set to aid more rate cuts Edge
- Vietnam imports USD1.8b worth of coal in 1Q Star
- Philippine inflation at lowest since 2019, backs more rate cuts Edge
- Asean’s collective approach could strengthen tariff negotiation with US NST
- Chinese trade flow resilient at end of Apr despite US tariffs Edge
- Chinese chemical plants shut as tariffs boost costs Edge
- China plans briefing today on market stabilisation measures Edge
- China’s firm hand restores calm after Asia’s wild currency moves Edge
- Hong Kong ramps up forex intervention to defend currency peg Edge Star
- Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry hit by trade war NST
- Taiwan forwards at 2-decade extreme signal more US dollar pain Edge
- Asian crisis in reverse as currencies soar on the dollar Star
- UK, India agree trade deal amid fallout of Trump tariff wars Edge
- India offers zero-for-zero tariffs on auto parts, steel from US Edge
Other financial market news
- Australia courts Hollywood as Trump film tariffs loom NST
- The Fed’s dot plot explained Yahoo
- Conflicting data a challenge to Fed rate decision Edge
- Most of Citi’s business clients can absorb 10% tariffs Yahoo
- US trade deficit surges to record high in Mar Edge Yahoo
- AI spending is the only certainty in Silicon Valley Star
- California Governor seeks USD7.5b aid for Hollywood Edge
- AI helped JPMorgan boost sales, add clients in market turmoil Yahoo
- Israel’s NSO given USD168m fine for hacking Meta’s WhatsApp Yahoo
- UBS will pay USD511m to end Credit Suisse US tax probe Edge Star
- BNY CEO explains why there is a disconnect in the markets Yahoo
- Trump, Canada’s Carney meet with USD900b relationship on the line Edge Yahoo
- Tariffs force Bank of England to consider faster pace of cuts Edge Yahoo
- Airbus backs European tariffs on Boeing if talks with US fail Edge
- UBS cuts France jobs amid Credit Suisse integration Edge
- German private sector surprises with slight growth in Apr Edge
- Telefonica evaluates cutting 4k-5k job in Spain Edge
- Volvo Cars’ battery company Novo Energy to cut half of workforce Edge
- EU will not be pushed into unfair US tariffs deal Edge
- EU sees broader Trump tariffs hitting EUR549b of its goods Edge
- EU to target EUR100b of US goods with tariffs if talks fail Edge