Capital markets news | Mon 17 Nov 2025
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Equity
- LAC Med launches RM78.15m Main Market IPO at 75 sen a share Edge NST Star
- Ahmad Zaki Resources scraps RM15m private placement plan Edge
- 5-pronged strategy for Singapore equities Star
- Pine Labs jumps in trading debut after USD440m India IPO Edge
- US hedge funds trim stakes in Magnificent Seven Star
- Multistrats become gatekeepers Star
Debt
- Bank Rakyat’s AA2, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Khazanah’s AAA(s) sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Sunway Treasury Sukuk’s RM3b programme assigned preliminary ratings MARC
- Tropicana raises RM300m via sukuk to fund projects Edge NST Star
- U Mobile secures RM4.3b syndicated financing to fund 5G rollout Edge NST Star
- China property loans of USD1b risk default in latest scare Edge
- Country Garden plans up to USD13b of convertible bonds Edge
- US corporate bankruptcies set to hit 15-year high amid credit jitters Edge NST
- Trump bought at least USD82m in bonds since late Aug Edge
- Bond traders eye make-or-break data to chart the Fed’s next move Yahoo
- AI debt explosion has traders searching for cover Edge
- BNPL is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone Yahoo
- 3 charts show where Jamie Dimon’s credit cockroaches might be hiding Yahoo
- New risks, new opportunities Star
Digital assets
- Alibaba to use JPMorgan’s blockchain for tokenised dollar, euro payments Coindesk
- Japan’s FSA to classify crypto as financial products, eyes 20% tax rate Cointelegraph
- US DOJ pursues North Korea’s illicit money machine, seizes more crypto Coindesk
- Bitcoin falls below USD94k amid extreme fear Coindesk Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Bitcoin’s bear market deepens as ETF investors yank USD870m Edge NST
- Bitcoin approaches death cross as market tests major historical pattern Coindesk
- What is negative skew and why it’s frustrating bitcoin bulls Coindesk
- Crypto liquidity still hollow after Oct crash, risking sharp price swings Coindesk
- BlackRock’s USD2.5b tokenised fund gets listed as collateral on Binance Coindesk
- Pivot to fringe tokens Star
- UK central bank still disproportionately cautious about stablecoins Cointelegraph
- EU pushes to centralise oversight of region’s crypto businesses Edge
Malaysian
- BNM confident in current OPR setting, says policy buffers remain NST
- SC’s recasting of public markets a step forward? Star
- Finfluencers giving unlicensed advice could be fined RM10m Mail
- SC launches report on progress of corporate governance by listed firms NST
- BNM says efforts to boost currency inflow yielded encouraging results Edge
- Malaysia enters mediation with Julius Baer on USD112m 1MDB suit Edge
- MACC seeks Adam Radlan over probe into MEX II project Edge
- Headline inflation holds at 1.3% in 3Q, core ticks up NST
- Economy expands 5.2% in 3Q, full-year likely at high end of forecast Edge NST Star
- Economists revise 2025 GDP upward, sees stronger growth in 2026 Edge
- FDI jumps fivefold in 3Q, driven by data-centre and services Mail NST Star
- 3Q current-account surplus jumps on goods exports, tourism receipts Edge Mail Star
- Current account surplus seen rising to 1.8% of GDP in 2025‑2026 Mail
- Long-term joblessness issues a concern for market Star
Other markets
- China’s investment crash puzzles economists and threatens growth Edge
- China’s ex-finance chief warns property will amplify deflation Edge
- Retail, industrial production growth cools in Oct as China battles slump Mail
- Hong Kong’s 3Q GDP expands 3.8%, 2025 growth forecast revised up Edge
- Saudi Arabia scales back salary premiums for foreign talent Edge Mail NST
- As Fed hawks press their case, traders bet against Dec cut Edge
- Fed to meet bank CFOs on Basel next month Edge
- Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee, others as inflation concerns mount Edge Mail NST
- Google to invest USD40b in Texas to expand AI, cloud infrastructure Mail Star
- UK’s Reeves abandons plans to raise income tax rates, roiling markets Edge
- European officials weigh pooling dollars to reduce reliance on US Fed Mail
- Top asset manager DWS warns of global risks if US restricts dollar access Edge
- Switzerland wins tariff rate cut to 15% in US trade deal Edge
- 2 global economic risks Mohamed El-Erian is losing sleep over Yahoo
- McKinsey finds successful Fortune 500 CEOs share one similar trait Yahoo