Capital markets news | Fri 15 Aug 2025
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Equity
- JS Solar’s ACE Market IPO underwritten by TA Securities Edge NST Star
- Norway’s sovereign wealth fund trims Malaysian equity exposure Edge
- SDEC, MBAN tie-up to boost angel investment Star
- Trump-fuelled crypto frenzy sparks rush to Wall Street IPOs Yahoo
- Exchange operator MIAX jumps 34% after USD345m IPO Yahoo
- Kyivstar to go public in landmark New York listing on 15 Aug Yahoo
- Wall Street slips as hot producer inflation data dampens rate-cut bets Edge
- Intel stock surges on report Trump administration mulls taking stake Yahoo
- Circle insiders rush to lock in 349% surge with early share sale Yahoo
- Cantor weighed tariff trades for hedge funds but shut them down Yahoo
Debt
- Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga’s maiden sukuk assigned AA3 rating RAM Star
- Pantai assigned first time corporate credit ratings of AAA, P1 RAM MARC
- Sime Darby Property seeks loan to build data centre for Google Edge Star
- Singapore bonds lure buyers despite turning expensive versus US Edge
- ADB approves USD500m loan to modernise Indonesia’s tax system Mail
- Asean’s Islamic finance to surpass USD1t by end-2026 Star
- Chinese developer Road King unexpectedly suspends debt payments Edge
- China Evergrande liquidators target founder’s assets in pivotal stage Edge
- S&P lifts India’s rating to BBB in first upgrade since 2007 Edge
- More US companies skip lender consent to add on debt Edge
- US 2-year, 5-year yields fall to lowest levels since May Yahoo
Digital assets
- Bitcoin touches record as investors snap up riskier assets Edge Mail NST
- Who is cashing out of bitcoin at record highs above USD120k? Coindesk
- Bitcoin below USD119k after Treasury secretary rules out buys Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Block targets 10-year lifecycle for bitcoin mining rigs Cointelegraph
- Crypto prices quickly slide after troubling US PPI report Coindesk
- Stablecoin payments projected to top USD1t annually by 2030 Coindesk
- USD.ai raises USD13m to expand GPU-backed stablecoin lending Coindesk
- Asian stablecoin adoption Coindesk
- US blacklists rouble-backed stablecoin network, shutters Garantex Coindesk
- Tokenised stocks aren’t working yet Coindesk
- Dinari to launch L1 blockchain for tokenised securities trading Coindesk
M&A
- Exit signs for highway players Edge
- Aemulus acquires Chinese group’s camera sensor testing business for RM19m Edge
- Chin Hin sells commercial vehicle business for RM74m Edge Star
- Catcha Digital to buy 60% stake in trade show organiser Edge Star
- VinFast to spin off R&D assets in USD1.5b deal with founder Edge
Malaysian
- EPF’s investment income rises 22% in 2Q to RM20.61b Edge NST Star
- Upside to EPF’s investment returns Star
- BNM governor warns of structural shifts reshaping global monetary system Edge
- Sharpening financial expertise key to Malaysia’s economic stability NST
- BNM seen holding GDP target despite softer 2H NST
- Manufacturing companies’ tax exemptions must be viewed narrowly, strictly Edge
- Trans-Borneo railway feasibility study to conclude by 3Q2026 Edge NST
- Mobile connectivity surpasses 100% mark NST
Other markets
- Chinese investors eyeing Indonesia to avoid US tariffs Edge Mail NST
- Philippine central bank orders apps links to online gambling removed Edge
- China mulls asking firms run by central govt to buy homes Edge
- Bessent says Bank of Japan falling behind the curve, expects hike Edge Yahoo
- Japan posts modest quarterly growth even as US tariffs hit Star Yahoo
- Uncertainty looms on overhaul of South Korea’s financial bodies Star
- India quasi-wealth fund seeks to double assets to about USD10b Star
- Saudi gigaprojects take USD8b hit in reality check for diversification efforts Edge
- Australian pension fund Mercer sued over customer disclosures Edge
- Trump’s debanking order could create headaches for banks Edge
- US producer prices rise by most in 3 years on services Edge Yahoo
- Hotter wholesale prices make the Fed’s Sep rate cut decision harder Yahoo
- Fed can wait to adjust policy because job market is near full employment Edge
- Why a jumbo Fed rate cut in September would come across as panicky Yahoo
- Fed’s Goolsbee says upcoming policy meetings will be live Edge
- US jobless claims edge lower, continuing claims remain elevated Edge
- Data centres need own power supply Yahoo
- Trump’s surprise Nvidia deal signals trade shift Star
- UK economy grows by stronger-than-expected 0.3% in 2Q Edge
- Norway holds key rate, keeps prospect of more easing in 2025 Yahoo
- Investors adopt higher for longer view on ECB rates Yahoo