Capital markets news | Fri 16 Jan 2026
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PM’s 5 Jan Announcements > Education allocations for SJKC and SJKT: The government allocated RM80 million to upgrade Chinese‑medium SJKC schools and RM50 million for Tamil‑medium SJKT schools, improving infrastructure and learning environments.
Equity
- Beauty care chain 1 Doc plans Main Market IPO Edge Star
- Atomic targets RM100m revenue by 2028, eyes IPO and regional expansion NST
- SCIB gets shareholders’ nod for rights issue, share capital cut NST Star
- Consumer stocks lead Bursa’s quality gauge for strong financial performers Edge
- 2026: The sectors to watch Edge
- CK Hutchison seeks USD30b valuation for AS Watson IPO in 2Q Edge NST
- Prudential, HSBC take part in USD220m WeLab funding Edge
- IPO boom times are back, but be careful what you buy Yahoo
- Blackstone, General Atlantic-backed Liftoff Mobile files for IPO Yahoo
- Goldman equity traders smash through Wall Street revenue record Edge
- Wall Street bankers shift focus to busy 2026 after cashing in on big deals Edge
- MrBeast nabs USD200m investment from Tom Lee’s Bitmine Yahoo
- Ripple injects USD150m into LMAX to push RLUSD for institutions Coindesk
- Figure unveils blockchain platform for direct stock lending Cointelegraph
Debt
- Gamuda’s AA3 issue ratings positive outlook maintained RAM
- SP Setia’s RM3.5b sukuk programme assigned final ratings of AA, A+ MARC
- Cagamas releases first ever issuance schedule Edge
- NPLs manageable as govt expands credit guarantees for SMEs Edge Mail
- Ex-insurance agent fined RM14k for defrauding bank to obtain loan Edge
- China’s central bank to conduct CNY900b outright reverse repo operation Star
- China new loans shrink to least in 7 years as demand weakens Edge
- JPMorgan raises USD6b in its first bond sale for this year Star
- Goldman Sachs looking to sell at least USD12b in bonds Edge
- Bank CEOs say USD134b trading record is just the start Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley tops investment-banking forecast on debt haul Edge
- AI hyperscalers will drive higher US corporate bond supply in 2026 Yahoo
- Earthjustice seeks probe of Meta’s USD27b Louisiana data centre financing NST
- Citi warns of potential economic slowdown from Trump’s credit card cap Edge
- Saks Global leans on real estate to stay open Star
- Fitch: Global ESG sukuk seen topping USD70b by 2026 NST
- Global trade finance gap at USD2.5t as global trade tensions rise Star
Digital assets
- Bitcoin slides below USD96k as key crypto bill stalls in congress Coindesk
- US senate delays crypto bill after Coinbase CEO opposition Edge Cointelegraph
- Coinbase opposed crypto bill to protect consumers Coindesk
- Tokenisation firms reject Coinbase’s crypto bill equities claims Coindesk
- Coinbase fears tokenisation rival Securitize, says Citron Research Coindesk
- DeFi community sees bad crypto bill’s collapse as win, not setback Coindesk
- DTCC to make all 1.4m securities in its custody digitally eligible Coindesk
- Bank of America CEO says stablecoins could drain trillions in bank deposits Coindesk
- JPMorgan sees 2026 crypto inflows topping the USD130b hit in 2025 Coindesk
- Goldman is spending a lot of time on crypto, prediction markets efforts Coindesk
- Citrea unveils US Treasury-backed stablecoin for its bitcoin ecosystem Coindesk
- Universal blockchains buckle under real-world demands Cointelegraph
M&A
- Chin Hin’s planned commercial vehicle exit aborted over buyer’s financing Edge NST
- SkyGate to buy Penang property company for RM75.9m Edge NST Star
- SC Estate Builder to buy 25% of hotel for RM18.79m Edge Star
- Sunway-IJM merger to shake up Malaysia’s property and construction sector NST
- Canon eyes venturing into medical devices and chip tools Edge
- Elliott rejects Toyota Industries bid, urges investors to resist Edge Yahoo
- Hanwha spin-off sharpens succession lines Star
- Paramount loses bid to get Warner Bros suit on fast track Edge
- Boston Scientific to acquire Penumbra for USD14.5b Yahoo
- ClassPass-owner Playlist, EGYM to merge in USD7.5b deal Yahoo
- Mission Produce buys avocado rival Calavo in deal worth USD430m Yahoo
- CoinGecko CEO nods to USD500m sale reports amid crypto M&A bonanza Yahoo
- CrowdStrike to acquire Seraphic Security, terms undisclosed Yahoo
- Talen Energy buys natural gas assets from Energy Capital in USD3.45b deal Yahoo
- Aramark told to sell Entier by UK merger watchdog Yahoo
- Private equity firms circle VW’s Everllence Star
- M&A in 2026 may put more distance between big, small banks Yahoo
Malaysia
- SME Bank expects Bank Negara to hold OPR at 2.75% in 2026 Star
- BMI expects Bank Negara to keep OPR at 2.75% throughout 2026 Edge NST Star
- Stronger yuan could further support ringgit in 2026, Maybank says Edge
- Ringgit strength to be short-lived Star
- 2026 growth outlook remains resilient, driven by MSMEs NST
- 4Q2025 CEO confidence index up, signalling shift to expansionary sentiments Edge
- Business group seek incentives as rising costs erode competitiveness Edge NST
- China-based chip giant set to anchor JS-SEZ, signing deal soon NST
Other markets
- Singapore govt close to finalising retirement investment Star
- Thailand approves new data centre projects worth USD3.1b Edge
- Vietnam economy to rely on domestic consumption Star
- PBOC sees easing room, steps up targeted support for economy Edge Star
- Japan’s long-awaited return to normalcy brings uncertainty, volatility Edge
- BOK shifts to neutral policy stance after holding rate steady Edge Star
- Bessent gives rare verbal support to Korean won, sparking rally Edge
- India trade deficit widens in Dec amid elevated US tariffs Edge
- Fed officials back rate-cut pause as inflation concerns linger Yahoo
- Kansas City Fed’s Schmid: Cutting rates could make inflation worse Yahoo
- Fed’s Barr: DOJ probe is an assault on the independence of the Fed Yahoo
- Trump says he has no plan to fire Fed’s Powell despite investigation Edge
- US weekly jobless claims fall, but labour market is still in a holding pattern Edge
- US needs AI to bridge engineer graduate gap with China Yahoo
- Training your own robot replacement Yahoo
- US sets 25% tariff on some chip sales as part of Nvidia deal Edge NST Yahoo
- Microsoft strikes record USD200m deal for soil carbon credits Mail
- German economy grows for first year since 2022 on spending boost Edge
- Top central banks step up trials of Agora digital settlement system Mail