Capital markets news | Mon 19 Jan 2026
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Benchmark rates: The Malaysia Overnight Rate (MYOR and MYOR-i) is the volume-weighted average of unsecured overnight ringgit interbank transactions published daily by Bank Negara Malaysia. It will replace the submission-based Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) in 2027 for the pricing of ringgit financing facilities.
Equity
- YTL Cement to cut stake in Malayan Cement by 7.2% for RM755m Edge
- MMM submits new PN17 plan to avoid delisting Edge
- Pimpinan Ehsan gets final extension until end-Jun for regularisation plan Edge Star
- Backfiring US tariff policy to spur inflows into Malaysia Edge NST
- Khazanah opens second round of emerging fund managers’ programme Edge Star
- Singapore roars into the new year Star
- China clamping down on high-speed traders, removing data servers Edge
- China’s Ningbo Ronbay being probed over USD17b CATL deal statements Edge
- Japan’s central bank says sales of its ETF holdings to start this week Edge
- Space X, OpenAI dominate speculation about USD3t IPO geyser Yahoo
- Sequoia to join GIC, Coatue in Anthropic investment Edge Yahoo
- World shares hover near record highs on simmering geopolitics Edge
Debt
- PNB issues first-ever secured exchangeable sukuk, raises USD300m Edge NST Star
- Malaysia’s bond and sukuk markets emerge as global benchmark for stability NST
- RHB launches sustainable, transition finance framework to support clients NST
- Boost aims to bridge financing gap for MSMEs Star
- Thai builder seeks debt relief after 2 deadly crane accidents Edge
- Foreign holdings of US Treasuries climbed to record in Nov Edge
- Hottest credit markets since 2007 spur warning on complacency Edge
- White House weighing executive action to cap credit card rates Edge
- Netflix, Warner Bros bonds among those bought by Trump NST
Digital assets
- Here’s why Coinbase and other companies soured on the major crypto bill Coindesk
- Large bitcoin holders buy the most coins since the FTX collapse of 2022 Coindesk
- Here is why USD1.2b bitcoin ETF inflow is a new bullish signal Coindesk
- 3 reasons why bitcoin’s real breakout toward USD107k has begun Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin to USD180k, stablecoins to soar in 2026, Dan Tapiero predicts Coindesk
- Wall Street integration will power crypto’s next phase Coindesk
- Lack of liquidity is a growing concern in crypto, says Auros’ Jason Atkins Coindesk
- State Street, a USD36b bank, changes legacy finance using blockchain tech Coindesk
- Scaramucci says stablecoin yield prohibition undermines US dollar Cointelegraph
- How tokenised assets could become a USD400b market in 2026 Coindesk
- Hacker steals USD282m crypto in social-engineering attack Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Crypto’s decentralisation promise breaks at interoperability Cointelegraph
M&A
- AirAsia X completes acquisition of Capital A’s aviation business Edge Mail Star
- Hurdles in DBS’ Alliance Bank bid Star
- SC Estate Builder’s hotel acquisition under scrutiny Star
- HSBC starts review of insurance business in Singapore Edge NST
- Micron to buy Taiwan chip fabrication site for USD1.8b Edge
- StanChart mulls options for India cards unit in retail pullback Edge
- Warner Bros bids threaten movie theatre industry, EU warned Edge
- Paramount courts Macron in European charm offensive for Warner deal Edge
- Mitsubishi to buy Aethon’s US gas assets in USD5.2b deal Edge
- Shell, Mitsubishi exploring sale options for stakes in LNG Canada Edge
- Elon Musk calls Ryanair CEO an utter idiot, floats buying the company Yahoo
Malaysia
- CIMB revises 2026 GDP forecast upwards to 4.4% Edge
- Kenanga Investment revises 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.5% Star
- Export risk on 2026 GDP looms even after strong 4Q Edge
- Malaysia set to enter 2026 on firmer fiscal footing NST
- Economy accelerates in 4Q, ends 2025 above expectations Edge Mail NST Star
- 2025 growth shows resilience, compares well with China, says economist Mail
- Rising early-2026 costs squeeze households NST
- Genting Plantations’ Indonesian unit fined RM97m by forest task force Edge Star
Other markets
- Singapore’s Dec exports rise 6.1%, weaker than expected Edge NST Star
- China’s 2025 economic growth likely slowest in decades: analysts NST
- China’s slowdown is set to deepen as pivot to consumption stalls Edge
- China’s new growth strategy needs a reality check Star
- China’s USD1.2t windfall quietly seeps into global markets Edge
- US, Taiwan clinch deal to cut tariffs, boost chip investment Edge Mail NST
- BOJ keeps yen watchers on edge for rate-hike clues Yahoo
- Bowman wants Fed ready to cut rates for still-fragile job market Edge
- US manufacturing output unexpectedly increases in Dec Edge
- Trump blasts Dimon, threatens to sue JPMorgan over debanking Edge
- Ford CEO warns lack of blue-collar workers for AI data centres, factories Yahoo
- The 40% of US oil jobs lost over the last decade aren’t coming back Edge
- Corporate America pushes back on Trump — cautiously, even mildly Mail NST
- Musk seeks up to USD134b damages from OpenAI, Microsoft Edge Mail
- Trump wants nations to pay USD1b to stay on his Peace Board Edge
- Trump hits 8 Nato allies with tariffs as he pursues Greenland Edge
- UK assets’ firm start to 2026 is already drawing scepticism Edge
- UK statistics body weighs 6-month delay to new jobs survey Edge
- Macron to seek use of EU anti-coercion instrument against US Edge Yahoo
- EU considers USD108b in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump’s threat Yahoo
- EU set to halt US trade deal over Trump’s new tariff threat Edge Star
- EU parliament explores tying US trade deal approval to Greenland Edge
- Euro pain from Trump limited by US asset exposure, Deutsche says Yahoo
- ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns NST
- Global economy remains strong despite trade shocks, says IMF’s Georgieva NST Star