Capital markets news | Fri 16 May 2025
Equity
- MSCI Malaysia small cap index review to cause RM146m outflow Edge NST Star
- UOB, Bursa to offer ESG solutions for SMEs Edge Star
- Singapore announces proposals to ease listing requirements Edge
- Hengrui Pharma seeks up to USD1.3b in Hong Kong listing Edge
- AI chipmaker AMD unveils USD6b buy-back plan Edge
- Pi Network to invest USD100m in startups building blockchain apps Cointelegraph
- Global oil supply to rise faster than expected after Opec+ hike Edge
- IEA forecasts slowdown in global oil demand growth for the rest of 2025 NST
Debt and money markets
- Lack of financing holds back recycling of solar panels Star
- Banks’ RM4.86b buffer can withstand credit risks from US tariffs Edge Star
- Sapura Energy’s redeemable convertible loan stocks a surprise move Star
- BTM Resources cancels 10MW biomass plant after losing bank funding Edge
- New World hasn’t given perpetual bond call notice Edge
- Taiwan calms concerns over exposure to US bonds at state banks Edge
- South Korea to lift deposit insurance cap for first time in 24 years Edge
- US set to cut capital requirements for banks Edge
- US bonds rally as economic data backs bets on 2 Fed cuts in 2025 Yahoo
- Trump’s tax-cut draft masks the true, giant threat to US debt Edge
- Banks are sitting on USD500b in unrealized losses Yahoo
- Saks bond suffers USD1b loss before a single payment is made Star
- Trade war, high debt, market volatility among top risks for eurozone Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin boom likely as bond yields surge Yahoo
- Bitcoin holds above USD100k, crypto rally seen into summer Coindesk
- Bitcoin, Strategy confirm concurrent bull cross Coindesk
- Hayes predicts bitcoin at USD1m by 2028 Cointelegraph
- NFT founder stole millions from bitcoin project Cointelegraph
- Ethereum meant to be alternative, not rival to bitcoin Coindesk
- US Senate’s stablecoin push still alive as bill may return to floor Coindesk
- Banks are needed to unlock full stablecoin potential Coindesk
- Central bank project shows monetary policy viable in tokenised system Yahoo
- Canada wrong to label stablecoins securities Cointelegraph
- Dave Portnoy says meme coins are gambling Coindesk
- Coinbase expects up to USD400m hit from cyber attack Edge Coindesk
M&A and property
- BCM Alliance sells CS Laundry to former ED for RM18m Edge
- SingTel to sell USD1b stake in Bharti Airtel via block deals Edge
- Starbucks kicks off process to sell stake in sprawling China business Edge Star
- Ox acquires Flood to boost share of USD2.3b DEX aggregator market Coindesk
- Thoma Bravo sells remaining USD3.4b Nasdaq stake Edge
- Brazil food companies Marfrig and BRF to merge Yahoo
- UK to allow foreign states to own a 15% stake in newspapers Edge
- Eni moves to sell stake in Plenitude to Ares based on USD13b value Edge
- Commerzbank CEO and workers rally to fend off UniCredit as investors meet Edge
Malaysian financial market news
- GDP growth forecast for 1Q seen at 4.4% Star
- Malaysia’s economy adds 127k workers in 1Q Edge NST
- High-tech manufacturing struggles to fill jobs as number of openings grows Edge
- High Court strikes out challenge to CMSA constitutionality Edge Star
- Former unit trust consultant reprimanded for switching transactions Edge
- Malaysia avoids import limits on data centre powering chips Edge
- Tariff negotiations going smoothly, many issues can be resolved Edge NST
- Malaysia-South Korea free trade agreement to be finalised in Oct Edge Star
- Trade tensions may fuel port growth NST
- Tariff hike essential for ports’ viability, competitiveness NST
- Thai envoy suggests extending ECRL to Sungai Golok to boost trade Edge NST
- Japan’s Horiba plans first plant in Kedah NST
Asian financial market news
- Singapore home sales fall for second month as demand weakens Edge
- US sanctions against oil-cargo inspector jolt Singapore traders Edge
- Tariff truce raises Jakarta’s bargaining power Star
- Thai growth likely slowed in 1Q on weak investment and consumption Edge
- Thailand’s growth to slow over next 2 years due to tariffs Edge
- Hanoi proposes 2% VAT reduction on select goods Star
- Shein to set up huge warehouse in Vietnam in US tariff hedge Edge
- Shein lowers prices to lure back US shoppers after tariff cut Edge
- Chinese exporters pivot to home market amid headwinds Star
- China accuses US of unilateral bullying on Huawei AI chips Edge
- US lawmakers urge ban on China-linked router maker TP-Link Edge
- China’s Xiaomi to launch self-developed mobile chip in late May Edge
- HSBC-backed Hang Seng Bank to cut jobs as part of restructure Edge Star
- Asian insurers facing billions in losses as Trump rocks markets Edge
- Trump says India offered to remove all tariffs on US goods Edge
- Trump wants Apple to stop moving iPhone production to India Edge
- UAE to import 500k Nvidia chips yearly to become AI superpower Mail
- Qatar’s USD96b Boeing order is biggest deal in company’s history Mail NST
- Strong interest emerging in Asia’s energy landscape Edge
Other financial market news
- US producer prices fall unexpectedly as margins decline Edge
- Fed’s Powell says US entering period of persistent supply shocks Yahoo
- Powell signals 2020 Fed framework language on chopping block Edge
- US weekly jobless claims unchanged amid stable labour market Edge
- JPMorgan’s Dimon not ruling out US recession Yahoo
- Retail sales slow sharply in Apr as pre-tariff spending burst reverses Edge Yahoo
- New York manufacturing activity shrinks for a third month Edge
- Tariffs to unleash double-digit price increases for Walmart Yahoo
- Sanofi to invest at least USD20b in US through 2030 Edge
- Roche says drug price order threatens USD50b US investment plans Edge
- Kraft Heinz investing USD3b upgrading US manufacturing Yahoo
- Scrap copper can finally move after US-China tariff truce Edge
- Winners and losers in the Republican tax bill Yahoo
- Firms flee Delaware in growing Dexit trend Star
- UK economy has best quarter in a year with 0.7% expansion Edge Star
- UK mulling new investor visa targeting key strategic industries Edge
- Commerzbank agrees job cut terms with works council Edge
- HSBC to cut 10% of its workforce in France Edge
- Spain’s BBVA could cut up to 2,500 jobs after Sabadell integration Edge
- TikTok charged with breaching EU online content rules Edge
- EU trade officials see signs of optimism for US tariff deal Edge
- US-China trade clash risks making Europe dumping ground for cheap goods Edge
- Eurozone economy grows less than initially reported at start of year Edge