Capital markets news | Wed 13 May 2026
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Negative funding
Since shorts pay longs when funding is negative, long positions can earn an income stream from the funding rate on top of any potential price upside. This can make it rational for sophisticated traders to hold or even increase long exposure if they judge that the funding carry adequately compensates for downside risk.
Equity
- KK Mart to start meeting cornerstone investors ahead of IPO Edge
- Malaysia fast-tracks semiconductor listings on Bursa NST Star
- G3 Global plans share capital reduction to wipe out nearly RM100m losses Edge
- Ekuinas makes RM7.1b in Bumiputera equity value NST
- Intel’s USD440b 6-week surge has short sellers circling Edge
- Stablecoin yield infrastructure project raises USD13.5m Coindesk
- Blockchains Arc, Canton and Tempo raise USD1b in total funding Coindesk
- Elliptic raises USD120m as AI reshapes crypto security Coindesk
- Eni exploring potential LNG assets deal with big funds Edge
Debt
- UniTapah’s AAA sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- Koperasi Co-opbank Pertama’s A3, P2 ratings affirmed RAM
- MK Land achieves financial close for 29.99MW solar project in Kedah Star
- Maybank rolls out RM1b SME financing scheme Edge NST Star
- AmBank launches relief facility for SMEs amid global disruptions Star
- Bank Muamalat to facilitate SME relief facility amid global uncertainties Star
- TNG Digital launch BizCash app to boost SME access to funding NST
- Central banks tap most yuan swap lines with PBOC in 2 years Edge
- Taiwan brokerages seek about USD1b of loans as market booms Edge
- Japan’s 10-year bond yield hits 29-year high as market awaits Bessent’s remarks Star
- US Treasuries hold losses as rising gas costs fuel inflation Edge
- Analysis-US credit markets defy war risks as cash drives rally Yahoo
- Amazon kicks off debut Swiss franc bond sale in record 6 parts Edge
- UK’s 30-year yields hit 1998 levels as political crisis deepens Edge
Commodities
- Iran’s Kharg Island oil shipments show first prolonged halt since start of war Yahoo
- Second Qatari LNG tanker exits Hormuz after going dark Edge
- Qatar asks LNG ships at export hub to go dark in safefy push Edge
- Saudi Arabian oil exports to China set for deep drop in Jun Edge
- China’s commodity imports show Hormuz impact as oil slides, metals rise NST
- A second wave of Iran energy shocks is about to hit Asia and the wider world Yahoo
- US sanctions more entities, individuals over Iran oil sales Edge
- US unleashes another wave of emergency oil as gas prices bite Edge
- Gold could surge to USD5,600 by end-2026 amid global uncertainty, says UBS NST
Digital assets
- Bitcoin digests highest US CPI since 2023 as Fed rate hike woes return Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s bull-bear cycle indicator turns green for first time since Mar 2023 Coindesk
- Bitcoin will ‘explode’ past USD90k and hit USD126k, Arthur Hayes says Coindesk
- Bitcoin may avoid historic bear market losses as ETF flows grow, says analyst Cointelegraph
- JPMorgan files for tokenised fund as Wall Street tokenisation race heats up Coindesk
- Kraken parent, Franklin Templeton to develop onchain investment products Coindesk
- DTCC builds out blockchain-based collateral system with Chainlink Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bermuda to transition ‘key’ financial services to Stellar blockchain Cointelegraph
- France’s central banker Beau clashes with Lagarde over private digital euro plans Coindesk
- From bone structure to iris codes: How tech firms redefine biometric risk Cointelegraph
M&A
- Carimin proposes RM165m privatisation of Sealink at 41 sen cash offer Edge NST Star
- RHB’s second shot at Tokio Marine insurance deal likely to succeed Edge
- Ekuinas hands over RM350m to PNB after exiting Orkim Edge Star
- UOA REIT unitholders reject RM200m asset sale to UOA Development Edge
- Metronic sells Shah Alam property Star
- Carlyle, Yum China among suitors for Jardines’ KFC, Pizza Hut chains in Asia Edge
- Bain, LY said to offer to buy Kakaku, rivalling EQT takeover bid Edge
- eBay rejects GameStop’s USD56b bid Edge Mail Coindesk Yahoo
- Byron Allen to take over BuzzFeed, replace Jonah Peretti as CEO Edge
- Canada urged to retain Trans Mountain oil pipeline Star
- Germany wants to put TikTok ‘in European hands’ Edge
- Shell intends to sell its French petrol stations Edge
- Siemens said to mull acquisition of rail technology firm Mer Mec Edge
Malaysia
- Malaysia among resilient markets during global financial shocks – Moody’s Ratings Edge
- Malaysia-China Institute needs over RM500m investment Edge NST
- GDP in 1Q2026 likely to surprise on the upside Star
- Wealthy already shoulder bulk of tax burden, further hikes may backfire: Economists NST
- How thoughtful taxation can support the economy Star
- Unemployment rate holds steady at 2.9% in Mar Edge NST
- CME urges major subsidy overhaul, proposes shift to voucher-based support model NST
- SME Association welcomes RM19m MSME grant payout NST
- Malaysia prioritising high-value AI data centres, says BMI Edge NST
- Equinix to build another data centre in Cyberjaya for USD190m Edge NST
Other markets
- Indonesian rupiah falls to record low on US-Iran deadlock Edge NST Star
- Data sovereignty concerns stall Asean capital market unity – DBS Edge
- PBoC flags imported inflation, vows to enhance policy flexibility Star
- China earns USD500m an hour from exports supercharged by AI Edge
- BOJ signals chance of rate hike next month over inflation risks Edge
- Japan’s reserves tally likely too early to reflect intervention Edge NST
- South Korea floats ‘citizen dividend’ using AI profits Edge Mail
- Australia business confidence shaken as costs climb, survey shows NST
- Hot inflation data pours cold water on Federal Reserve rate cut hopes Coindesk
- Wall Street pushes Fed rate cuts into 2027 Star
- Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed board Coindesk Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Warsh’s red lines worry world finance Edge
- US Treasury enlists banks to target Iranian money laundering schemes Yahoo
- US, Japan agree excess FX volatility undesirable, Bessent says Edge
- US consumer prices increase further in Apr Edge Star Yahoo
- Hot CPI report likely to put Fed on guard for longer-lasting inflation Yahoo
- ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,’ says Trump Yahoo
- JPMorgan’s markets business is booming after record quarter Edge
- US war in Iran has cost USD29b so far, Pentagon says Edge
- Court halts order finding new Trump tariffs unlawful for now Yahoo
- Anthropic announces Claude-powered legal software Yahoo
- World Bank sees Pacific growth slowing to 2.8% in 2026 NST