Capital markets news | Fri 5 Jun 2026
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Artificial intelligence (AI) trends
The biggest risk posed by AI to finance / banking professionals is automation of routine analytical tasks like financial modelling, data processing, report generation, and due diligence review—work that forms the bulk of entry-to-mid-level banking duties. This creates a “hollowing out” effect where junior professionals lose skill-building opportunities and mid-level professionals face obsolescence if they stick to tasks that AI can execute faster and more accurately.
Equity
- Pentech Holdings’ ACE Market IPO oversubscribed nearly 121 times Edge Star
- Sum Technology may see 39% upside with semiconductor boom – Tradeview Edge
- Smooth road to listing relies on early preparation Star
- TNG Digital’s non-payment business overtakes payment revenue Edge NST
- Sentoria risks 16 Jun delisting after failure to submit regularisation plan Edge NST Star
- Honeywell’s Quantinuum raises USD1.68b in US IPO Star Yahoo
- Blackstone-backed Liftoff Mobile raises USD437m in US IPO Edge
- SK Hynix tells investors its US listing plan wins their strong backing Edge
- Goldman Sachs makes bold prediction for biggest IPO in 2026 Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs expects SpaceX’s AI revenue to surge 100-fold by 2030 Yahoo
- SpaceX tells banks it won’t move its USD135-a-share IPO price Yahoo
- Jamie Dimon to pitch JPMorgan’s ultra-rich clients on SpaceX IPO Edge
Debt
- RM50m funding to help 200 SMEs list on Bursa by 2030 Edge NST
- Banking credit tightening and asset quality risks loom – analysts Edge NST
- Banks still well-buffered despite cooling deposits Star
- India to drop capital gains tax for foreign investors in government bonds Edge Star
- US mortgage rates fall slightly to 6.48%, Freddie Mac reports Edge
- Blackstone limits withdrawals from private credit fund Edge
- Swiss funds with USD270b to blacklist big oil’s bonds Edge
Commodities
- Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree on a ceasefire Edge Star
- US-Iran talks progress stalls after Hezbollah rejects truce Yahoo
- Opec sec-gen says oil demand to remain robust, no change to estimates Edge
- US House votes for measure that would end Iran war, in blow to Trump Edge Yahoo
- Oil industry warns Trump administration of price spikes within weeks Yahoo
- OECD: China, Mideast war weigh on global steel sector Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin has longest losing streak since Aug in bruising week Yahoo
- Over USD600m in bitcoin longs liquidated as BTC dips toward USD60k Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin bounces off 4-month low in bruising week for crypto Edge
- Bitcoin steadies above USD60k while derivatives send an unambiguous warning Coindesk
- Atlas Capital CEO says bitcoin could crash 70% before reaching USD500k Coindesk
- Strategy’s Saylor’s explanation for bitcoin’s slide isn’t what bears think Coindesk
- Bitcoin metric that marked every bear market bottom just flashed again Coindesk
- Bitcoin price just tagged 200-week trend line that defined 2022 bear market Cointelegraph
- Standard Chartered’s three ‘Ifs’ that stand between bitcoin and a market low Coindesk
- Crypto investors turn selective amid rout Star
- The crypto due diligence questions you forgot to ask Coindesk
- Russia sanctions British teenager for funding Ukraine war Coindesk Cointelegraph
M&A
- Takeover offer for Maxim Global not fair, not reasonable – independent adviser Edge
- Ramssol’s acquisitions earnings accretive, price tag attractive, analysts say Edge Star
- MMC Port is said to approach bidders for potential stake sale Edge Star
- Sapura Industrial to dispose of 2.16-hectare land in Melaka Edge Star
- Japan electronics retailers Yamada, Edion plan merger to create sector giant Edge
- Universal Music buys back part of Ackman’s Pershing stake after USD64b bid fails Edge
- US investor Castlelake taps shipper MSC for potential easyJet bid Edge
- Manchester United owners study potential stake sale Edge
Malaysia
- SC requires licensing for investment-led trust firms Edge
- SC partners Türkiye university to advance Islamic finance NST
- Malaysia tops global Islamic economy for 12th year Star
- From JS-SEZ to semiconductors, Malaysia needs better policy execution Edge
- Malaysia draws RM250b in digital investments in 2 years NST
- Malaysia working to plug legal gap raised in US forced labour probe, says Miti Edge Star
- US tariff proposal: Too early to gauge impact NST
- Sabah formulates 2026-2030 OGSE roadmap to drive oil and gas industry growth Edge
- Penang undersea tunnel trial: CZBUCG received advantage from meetings with state Edge
- Energy Commission eyes 2027 launch of energy regulatory sandbox NST Star
- MAHB unveils 5-year RM11b capex plan to upgrade its airports and services Edge NST Star
- TNB and Petronas Gas sign deal to co‑develop third regasification terminal in Perak Mail
Other markets
- Record Singapore-US rate gap may widen further on flows, Fed Edge
- Singapore denies forced labour claims after Trump tariff move Edge
- Indonesian stocks hit 2020 lows; rupiah breaches 18,000, cenbank steps in Edge Mail NST
- Indonesia’s central bank gets new growth mandate and parliament oversight Edge NST Star
- SMFG aims to double sales and trading revenue to USD5b, markets head says Edge
- Rupee under pressure from outflows Edge
- KPMG Australia fallout widens as RBA and pension giant reassess Edge
- Australia PM says he is in ‘ideological disagreement’ with US over new tariffs Mail
- Logan says Fed may need to raise interest rates this year Edge Star
- Fed’s Warsh inherits economy increasingly squeezed by inflation Edge NST
- Moody’s Mark Zandi says the economy is flashing a warning sign Yahoo
- US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected Edge Yahoo
- US first-quarter worker productivity, labour costs revised lower Edge
- US will uphold tariff caps in deals with EU, Japan and others, US trade chief says Edge
- JPMorgan, Jefferies plan Venezuela trips as investors rush in Yahoo
- Asset managers hit hurdle in efforts to avoid Europe’s ESG rules Edge
- AI enthusiasm helped mint 2m global millionaires in 2025 Edge