Capital markets news | Mon 29 Dec 2025
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Repurchase agreement (repo): The repo rate, which is effectively the interest rate on these collateralised loans, anchors broader short‑term money‑market rates. When central banks change their standing or auctioned repo rates, they transmit monetary policy into the pricing of interbank loans, commercial paper, and ultimately, bank lending rates.
Equity
- REDtone bonus warrants hit 10.5 sen on debut NST
- China to require repatriation of funds raised overseas under new rules Edge Mail
- China eases IPO rules for firms developing reusable rockets Edge
- China starts state-backed venture funds to support tech startups Edge Mail
- Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors Edge
- Japan’s small IPOs fall to 12-year low amid market reforms Edge
- These 6 stocks will lead the USD1t chip surge in 2026, BofA says Yahoo
- Wall Street thinks the stock market can keep climbing even with AI anxiety Yahoo
Debt
- SIBS’ AA-, MARC-1 ratings affirmed MARC
- Kenanga Investors, Kenanga Islamic Investors IMR-2 rating affirmed MARC
- Perak Transit RM1.5b sukuk, terminal plan to bolster growth NST
- Vanke wins approval for longer grace period on another yuan bond Edge
- Japan cuts issuance of longest bonds as fiscal worries drive selloff NST
- Japan approves record USD785b budget, vows to keep debt in check NST Star
- Japan FSA said to boost watch of regional bank property lending Edge
- US yields decline after Christmas break Edge
- Green debt sales hit record levels despite climate backlash Edge
Digital assets
- How plunging bitcoin prices shake companies Mail NST
- Coinbase says 3 areas will dominate the crypto market in 2026 Coindesk
- Trust Wallet users lose USD7m to hacked Chrome extension Coindesk
- Bitcoin sinks below USD87k as crypto assets slide, metals soar post-Xmas Coindesk
- Bitcoin risks post-halving year red candle with price stuck at USD88k Cointelegraph
- 2026 is the year Ethereum starts scaling exponentially with ZK tech Cointelegraph
M&A
- Ekovest, Lim Kang Hoo extend proposed CRSB acquisition to 26 Jan Star
- Yield, valuation concerns prompted UOA REIT to adjourn unitholders’ meeting Edge
- NationGate buys France-based Valeo’s Malaysia unit for RM61m Edge NST Star
- UWM buys Two Harbors in USD1.3b mortgage servicing merger Yahoo
- ServiceNow completes Moveworks acquisition Yahoo
Other markets
- Thailand tells banks to declare transactions of USD200k and up Edge
- Thai central bank undertakes heavy baht intervention to ease volatility Edge
- Philippines Nov trade deficit at USD3.5b NST
- China’s PBOC signals caution on rapid yuan gain as it nears key 7 mark Edge Star
- China signals sustained fiscal support for growth in 2026 plan Edge NST
- China industrial profits decline in Nov as demand cools Edge NST
- China’s steady foreign trade growth expected to anchor global stability Star
- China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities Edge NST
- Tokyo inflation cools more than expected, weakening yen Edge Mail Star
- Japan unveils RM3.2t budget, biggest ever Mail NST
- Japan sees first primary balance surplus in 28 years in 2026 Edge
- Japan to quadruple spending support for chips, AI in budget Edge
- Fed interest rate cut bets shift for Jan Yahoo
- Treasury official says Fed can cut rates next year, even with strong growth Yahoo
- Türkiye plans modest tax hikes to aid fight against inflation Edge