Capital markets news | Mon 8 Sep 2025
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Equity
- A new-gen boom Star
- Malacca Securities values Camaroe at 21% above IPO price NST
- Hengyuan on track to raise up to RM300m from rights issue Edge NST
- Zijin Gold said to plan USD3b Hong Kong IPO Edge
- TikTok rival Xiaohongshu hits USD31b valuation in 3 months Edge
- Nvidia’s venture arm invests in Honeywell’s Quantinuum Edge
- Nasdaq revamps listing rules for small IPOs and Chinese firms Edge NST
- Citigroup hands BlackRock USD80b of assets in wealth deal Edge
- Goldman to buy USD1b of T. Rowe stock as firms team up Edge
- OpenAI expects business to burn USD115b through 2029 Edge NST
- Waze co-founder’s secrets to building billion-dollar companies Yahoo
- StablecoinX secures USD530m investment to back ethena-linked treasury Coindesk
- Porsche CEO says aim is to return to DAX as soon as possible Edge
- Private capital firm CVC touts high investor interest in Europe Edge
Debt
- Banks maintain steady profitability in 2Q, margins expected to tighten RAM NST
- IOI Properties completes RM1b sukuk issuance Edge NST
- E&O secures RM780m AmBank loan to fund Andaman Phase 2 Edge NST
- Singapore’s snowballing cash levels are boosting local bonds Edge
- Pertamina seeks USD2.5b loan as Indonesia dollar deals rise Edge
- Japan 30-year auction tests a jittery bond market as global yields surge NST
- South Korea to tighten mortgage rules in Seoul, boost housing supply Edge
- Adnoc is said to mull USD10b plus financing for Santos deal Edge
- BofA says US bond rout likely over in absence of inflation shock Edge
- Meta seeks data centre financing for AI deal Star
- Mortgage rates plunge to 11-month low on Fed rate cut hopes Yahoo
- UK sells inflation-linked bond with highest yield since 2001 NST
- JPMorgan to launch digital retail bank in Germany in 2026 Edge
- Fitch cuts Poland credit outlook, warns of risks Star
- Rate cuts drive credit investing Star
Digital assets
- Stablecoins a critical enabler for tokenised asset ecosystem Edge
- Stablecoin retail transfers break records in 2025, hit USD5.8b in Aug Coindesk
- Stripe CEO explains why businesses are turning to stablecoins Coindesk
- Setting the stage for asset tokenisation Edge
- Chainlink CEO sees tokenisation as sector’s rising future Coindesk
- Tokenisation offers enhanced liquidity, but faces major hurdles Coindesk
- Bitcoin stays below USD112k after tough jobs report, Fed cut bets Coindesk
- Bitcoin taps USD111.3k as forecast says 10% dip worst case scenario Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin illiquid supply hits 14.3m as long-term holders accumulate Coindesk
- Bitcoin, stablecoins dominate as India, US top 2025 crypto adoption index Coindesk
- Bitcoin network mining difficulty climbs to new all-time high Cointelegraph
- Brazil’s largest private asset manager Itaú launches crypto division Coindesk
- Blockchain’s biggest beneficiaries sit at both ends of financial spectrum Coindesk
- Crypto workers under siege from North Korean hackers Edge
- Coinbase’s Go-To AI coding tool vulnerable to CopyPasta Coindesk
- Stripe’s Tempo blockchain is a referendum on the ghost of Libra Coindesk
- Blockchain-based identity can help HR navigate AI Cointelegraph
M&A
- MSWG sounds alarm on deep discounts in takeover deals NST
- DigitalBridge’s Vantage may buy Yondr’s Johor data centre for USD1.6b Edge
- Axis REIT to acquire industrial property in Port Klang for RM50m Edge NST
- WTK buys plantation, palm oil mill from major shareholder for RM555m cash Edge
- PNB weighs returns against national priorities in highway assets NST
- Starbucks China valued at about USD5b by bidders Edge NST
- Amazon completes acquisition of Indian non-banking lender Axio Edge
- Home Depot acquires building material distributor GMS in USD5.5b deal Yahoo
- AI boom can deliver USD100b-plus deal Edge
- Safran weighs sale of aircraft interior assets worth USD1.76b NST
- UniCredit CEO says shareholders have the last say on Commerzbank Edge
- Energi to acquire 51% of VivoPower’s subsidiary Tembo Yahoo
- ExxonMobil considers sale of European chemical plants NST
Malaysian
- BNM maintains overnight policy rate at 2.75% Edge Mail NST
- No further cuts seen through 2026 as BNM stands pat on OPR Edge
- Dewan Negara passes Consumer Credit Bill 2025 Edge
- Retail sales down 3% in 2Q as families dial back discretionary spending Mail
- FMM sees growth moderating to 3.5%-3.6% in 2H Edge NST
- Domestic demand key for manufacturing in 2H Star
- CCUS regulations, fiscal incentives boost Malaysia’s investor appeal NST
- Property market softens as deal volume dips, developers slow launches Edge
- Less developed states to get RM93.9b for development under 13MP Edge
- Construction sector to grow 9.6% in 2025 Edge Mail NST
- Malaysian palm oil on track for low-risk classification Edge NST
- Malaysia, Netherlands agree to strengthen strategic semiconductor ties Edge
- Air passenger traffic hits 9.3m in Jul, nearing pre-pandemic levels Edge
- Citaglobal emerges in LSS5+ shortlist for Kuantan floating solar project Edge NST
- JAKS, China partner to build twin 99.99MW solar plants in Setiu Edge NST
- Sarawak to launch maiden export of green hydrogen to Singapore Star
Other markets
- Singapore’s 50 richest add USD44b as wealth climbs 23% to USD239b NST
- Indonesia detains former minister and Gojek founder as suspect in graft case Edge
- Bank Indonesia to raise interest paid on govt deposits for burden sharing Edge
- Hurdles threaten 100GW Indonesia’s solar ambition Star
- Thai central bank chief urges shift from rigid inflation target Edge
- Philippines gives 99-year land lease to boost foreign investment Edge
- China’s forex reserves rise more than expected in Aug NST
- China former securities regulator investigated for suspected corruption Edge
- Japan’s real wages, consumer spending climb but inflation challenges persist Edge
- Japan revises 2Q GDP higher on brisk consumer spending Yahoo
- Asia export hubs show activity still robust even after tariffs Edge
- Asian exporters shoulder one-fifth of US tariffs NST
- US trade gap widens to largest in 4 months on import flurry Edge
- Trump signs order sealing Japan tariff deal with 15% rate Edge NST
- Trump says fairly substantial chip tariffs coming shortly Edge
- Trump eases tariffs on 45 import categories for countries with reciprocal deals Mail
- Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to preserve his tariffs Edge
- Trump says US may have to unwind trade deals if it loses tariff case Edge
- US services activity expands at fastest pace in 6 months Edge
- US labour market strains as jobless claims rise, private payrolls growth slows Edge
- US job growth weakened sharply in Aug, unemployment rate rises to 4.3% Edge
- Argentina’s government accuses Chinese bank of driving peso drop Edge
- French upheaval overshadows ECB’s queasy interest-rate hold Edge
- Euro zone retail sales fall more than expected in Jul NST
- Eurozone quarterly growth driven by inventories Star