Capital markets news | Mon 24 Nov 2025
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Equity
- Foodie Media’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 24.63 times Edge NST Star
- Capital A shares undervalued ahead of dividend-in-specie, PN17 exit Edge
- All eyes on Main Market listings Star
- Where have all the big companies gone? Star
- Shareholders favour virtual AGMs Star
- SC proposes major listing reforms Edge
- Baby Shark creator’s 47% wipeout sinks stock below IPO price Edge
- Tencent invests in 26% of Ubisoft’s Vantage Studios Mail
- Juventus FC gets almost EUR98m in share sale Edge
Debt
- Cellco’s Issue 1’s MARC-1, AA ratings affirmed MARC
- Foreign demand lifts Malaysia bonds Star
- AmBank approves RM718m financing for China Vital’s Asus plant in Kedah Star
- Court says pre-factoring-i facilities must be licensed under Moneylenders Act Edge
- Consumer Credit Bill 2025 expected to take effect in 1Q2026 Edge Mail
- Vietnam banks eye bull run Star
- Evergrande liquidators seek asset freeze on former CEO’s ex-wife Edge
- Bond rally of 2025 faces new data vacuum as waiting game begins Yahoo
- Garbage lending threat Star
- US banks shelve USD20b bailout plan for Argentina Edge Star
- HSBC overhauls trading business in bid to become debt powerhouse Edge
- Ubisoft breached loan agreement after misstating sales Edge
- Moody’s upgrades Italy credit rating from Baa3 to Baa2 on policy stability NST
- Orban is preparing for a crisis and investors are asking why Edge
Digital assets
- Binance CEO says bitcoin volatility in line with most asset classes Edge Mail
- Bitcoin heading for worst month since crypto collapse of 2022 Edge NST
- Bitcoin volatility surge may signal return to options-driven prices Cointelegraph
- Coinbase negative premium at widest level since 1Q, signals weak demand Coindesk
- Hobbyist miner beats 1 in 180m odds to win USD265k bitcoin block Coindesk
- Chainlink is essential infrastructure for tokenised finance Coindesk
- Could stablecoins spark a new contagion? Coindesk
- USD12b in DeFi liquidity sits idle as 95% of capital goes unused Coindesk
- Cardano temporarily splits into 2 chains after AI attack Coindesk Cointelegraph
- UK crime network used crypto to funnel drug cash to Russia Coindesk
M&A
- MEX II revival hopes rise with IJM as potential saviour NST
- Mah Sing acquires RM44.5m tract for M Mira project Edge Star
- Ken Holdings buys 9 central London residential units for GBP5.16m Edge
- CK Hutchison said to weigh listing for health retailer Watson Edge
- Macquarie offers USD7.5b for logistics firm Qube Yahoo
- Australia blocks takeover of Mayne Pharma by US firm, cites national interest Edge
- Australia’s Webjet draws sweetened buyout bid from BGH Capital NST
- Paramount, Comcast and Netflix submit bids for Warner Bros Discovery NST
- BHP abandons bid for Anglo American following new talks Yahoo
- Daily Mail owner to acquire Telegraph for GBP500m Edge Mail
- Unilever could sell Marmite, Bovril in efforts to focus on beauty, well-being Edge
- EU formally warns Italy over golden power takeover rules Edge
- Abu Dhabi’s IHC expresses interest in Lukoil’s foreign assets Edge
Malaysia
- EPF trapped in a small pond Star
- International reserves climb to fresh 11-year high Edge Star
- Oct inflation eases to 1.3% on softer costs of food, housing Edge Mail Star
- Economists say inflation to remain under control after soft reading in Oct Edge
- US rapper sentenced to 14 years in jail for funnelling 1MDB funds to Obama Edge
- Malaysian Bar to file disciplinary action against lawyers linked to bribery Edge
- Culture and tech are reshaping bribery and corruption risks Mail
- Contract hiring set to rise in 2026 NST
Other markets
- Singapore’s probe into alleged Prince scam ring widens with raid Edge
- Apex court reserves judgement on sentences in Singapore securities fraud Edge
- Singapore upgrades 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4% after 3Q beat Edge NST Star
- Indonesia’s USD52b fund to invest 5% of assets abroad Edge
- Thai govt says stimulus will lift 4Q GDP but strong baht remains a concern Edge NST
- Weaker baht good for Thai economy NST
- Philippines’ Marcos orders swift arrest of corruption suspects Edge
- BOJ close to raising rates, board member Masu says NST Star
- BOJ chief Ueda says weak yen could affect underlying inflation NST
- Japan warns of yen intervention, chance of near-term rate hike Edge Star
- Yen intervention looms large, but it may not work Edge
- Japan approves USD135b stimulus to mitigate inflation pain Edge Mail
- Japan exports unexpectedly strong in Oct as US tariff impact slows Edge NST
- Japan factory activity down for fifth month in Nov NST
- India’s rupee slumps to new low as RBI steps away from defence Edge
- Fed’s Williams says he sees room for rate cut in near term Edge
- Fed’s Paulson is cautiously approaching Dec rate decision NST
- Fed watchers turn to vote counting as Dec rate drama grows Yahoo
- Economists say Sep jobs report complicates Fed rate cut path Yahoo
- Legendary investor shares bold Fed rate cut prediction Yahoo
- US inflation-adjusted earnings growth stalls as job market cools Edge
- US government cancels Oct inflation report after shutdown Mail
- The 7 parts of the US economy that are already in a recession Yahoo
- US consumer sentiment falls to near lowest on record Edge
- US factory activity slows in Nov, inventory piling up amid softening demand Edge
- US payrolls rebound in Sep, but rising jobless rate signals a cooling market Mail
- With the US labour market cooling, workers turn to Uber and DoorDash Yahoo
- US Congressional budget office slashes budget tariff-savings by USD1t Edge
- Nokia plans USD4b AI investment in US Edge NST
- AI is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk Yahoo
- McKinsey, BCG and Deloitte’s new competition is small, fast and AI-driven Yahoo
- Canada retail sales slow in 3Q as tariffs persist Edge
- UAE to invest USD50b in Canada in industries such as AI, energy Edge
- UK consumer price inflation eases to 3.6% in Oct Star
- UK economy stumbles in run-up to next week’s budget Edge
- UK to levy USD655m of new tariffs on low-value imports NST