Capital markets news | Thu 14 Aug 2025
Do you know?
- Multi-agent AI simulations. Networks of AIs acting as “digital societies” are being used to test policies, urban planning, and even economic theories before real-world trials.
Debt
- Movon’s investment note assigned R5 rating RAM
- TNB Northern’s sukuk AAA rating affirmed MARC
- Cagamas raises RM200m from Asean social green Islamic variable rate notes Edge
- Household debt at RM1.65t as at end-Mar Edge
- Malaysian banks will withstand tariff risks even as provisions may rise Edge NST
- Temasek issues 2 US dollar fixed and floating-rate bonds Edge NST Yahoo
- Vietnam’s bank margins hit 6-year low Star
- China Jul bank loans unexpectedly contract for first time in 20 years Edge
- China supports consumption with loan interest subsidy Edge NST
- Hong Kong developer Road King to default on bond as pressure mounts Edge
- MUFG in talks to arrange new debt swaps after USD465m deal Edge
- SoftBank plans JPY100b subordinated bond deal amid AI drive Edge
- Buyer fatigue creeps into Australian bonds market Star
- US 30-year mortgage rate falls most since Feb Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin tops USD122k, eyes fresh record Coindesk
- Bitcoin bulls charge at all-time highs as trader says USD126k pivotal Cointelegraph
- Stanchart’s ether price target USD7.5k at year-end, USD25k in 2028 Coindesk
- Tokenised equities need an ADR structure to protect investors Coindesk
- Ethereum core dev’s crypto wallet drained by malicious AI extension Cointelegraph
- Bithumb halves crypto lending leverage, slashes loan limits by 80% Cointelegraph
- Ethereum should limit transparency for a fairer blockchain Cointelegraph
- US bank groups ask to close Genius Act’s stablecoin yield loophole Cointelegraph
M&A
- CEKD ventures into label printing via RM3m acquisition Edge Star
- IHH’s Acibadem to buy 80% stake in Bayindir Hospitals for USD55m Edge
- ST Telemedia considers selling stake in data centre operator GDS Edge
- Evergrande liquidators hire UBS, Citic to sell USD1.1b unit Edge
- AI start-up Perplexity makes USD34.5b bid for Google’s Chrome browser Edge Mail
- Payroc to buy Agilisa Technologies Yahoo
- BNP in advanced talks for Mercedes-Benz’s leasing arm Edge
Malaysian
- 2Q GDP growth likely to miss estimates Star
- US tariff may dent exports, electronics industry could be spared Edge
- Economy likely grew steadily in 2Q Edge
- Graduate employability at 95.1%, boosted by TVET Edge
- Aid totalling RM3.6b reached over 204k MSME, cooperatives in 1H Edge
- Malaysians with over USD250k in wealth to double within a decade Edge Mail
- Govt recovered RM29.7b from 1MDB, SRC since 2018 Edge
- 42 data centre projects in Johor worth RM164.4b greenlit as of 2Q Edge Mail Star
- TNB to return excess profits above 7.3% to industry fund Edge
- Iris fails in appeal against ex-directors over investment loss Edge
Other markets
- Singapore to sell gold bars seized from launderers Star
- Agrinas CEO quits, blasts govt, Danantara Star
- Thailand cuts key rate, braces for protracted growth slowdown Edge Star
- China sanctions 2 EU banks, hitting back at Europe’s measures Edge
- DBS sees rising demand for yuan settlements from Chinese exporters Star
- Japan’s investment in USD550b US fund may be more than 2% Edge
- Japan’s wholesale inflation slows for 4th month in Jul Edge
- BOJ faces pressure to ditch obscure inflation gauge, clear path to tighter policy Yahoo
- Paytm shares surge after RBI grants payment aggregator licence Edge
- Bessent urges Fed to lower rates by 150 basis points or more Edge
- Chicago and Atlanta Fed presidents urge patience before cutting rates Yahoo
- Kansas City Fed president favours keeping rates unchanged Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs sees Fed cutting rates thrice in 2025, twice more in 2026 Yahoo
- Nomura now sees Fed cutting in Sep after muted CPI report Edge
- Bessent dismisses China investing in US as part of a trade deal Edge
- New York sues Zelle, says security lapses led to USD1b consumer fraud losses Edge
- Bank of Canada divided on impact of monetary policy given tariffs Yahoo
- German Bank PBB drops as it takes EUR314m hit on US exit Edge
- Electric vehicle sales growth eases to 21% in Jul Star