Capital markets news | Fri 26 Jun 2026
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US-Iran MOU
The US lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports as an immediate effect of the MOU. One of the first actions taken under the agreement was the US removing its naval blockade that had been restricting Iranian ports. This allowed Iranian shipping to resume normal operations and is a tangible concession that went into effect immediately upon signing.
Equity
- ACE Market-listed solar firm Pekat plans transfer to Main Market Edge Star
- Ajiya books RM14m gain from Tanco share sales before and during developer’s rout Edge
- XL Holdings plans private placement to raise RM43m for grocery business expansion Edge
- Jentayu issues preference shares to Yayasan Sabah firm for hydropower project Edge
- DigitalBridge said to explore options for Malaysia’s AIMS Data Centre Edge
- Thailand seen as Southeast Asia’s surprise AI stock winner Edge
- China’s ‘future industries’ push triggers flood of venture capital Edge Mail NST
- Japan’s Kioxia plans to offer US depositary shares in spring Edge
- OpenAI considers delaying IPO to 2027 after SpaceX’s rocky debut Yahoo
- US SEC probing popular private equity asset-shuffling technique Edge
- JustMarkets launches SpaceX stock CFDs after record-breaking IPO NST
- Wall Street pours billions on investors after stress tests Star
- Billionaire fund managers are quietly piling into Amazon Yahoo
- US invests USD250m in billionaire’s startup for chip making Yahoo
Debt
- Bank Islam issues Ditrolic Energy sukuk Star
- SMEs can tap over RM4b still available under BNM’s Stabilisation Relief Facility Edge NST
- TNG Digital offers first Islamic financing product on TNG eWallet NST Star
- Call to simplify green credit access for SMEs Star
- China’s central bank plans overnight reverse repo in next stage of policy shift Edge
- China said to push rating firms to review AAA glut in bond market Edge
- China wants ‘malicious’ bondholders curbed in poor-nation relief Edge
- US mortgage rates rise slightly to 6.49%, says Freddie Mac Edge
- Basis trade fuels hedge funds’ US bond exposure Star
Commodities
- Why cheaper oil is good news for Malaysia, according to analysts Mail
- 100 days of the global energy crisis: Why discipline and unity are our strongest shield Edge
- Singapore-flagged vessel hit by ‘unknown projectile’ in Hormuz Strait Edge
- Chinese banks rein in retail gold trading on volatility Edge
- Maersk says two of its vessels exited Gulf safely Edge
- Iraq to consider all options if Opec quota not raised, has weighed exit Edge
- US companies swallowed the oil shock. They’re not sure they can do it again Yahoo
- Gold lingers near 7-month low as US rate-hike prospects weigh Edge NST Star
Digital assets
- Thailand seeks to arrest fugitive Chinese businessman over illegal crypto mining Edge
- Circle, Nomura join forces to target USD440b foreign exchange market in Japan Coindesk
- Bitcoin breaks below USD60k, big buyers balk Star
- Bitcoin tumbles to multi-year low of USD58k, but a short-squeeze setup emerges Coindesk
- Bitcoin to fall another 30% to USD44k by year-end, prominent BTC miner says Coindesk
- Bitcoin is near a major inflection point as rare onchain signals align Coindesk
- Bitcoin options traders hedge downside as uncertainty lingers Cointelegraph
- Invesco files for tokenised fund targeting stablecoin reserve market Coindesk
- Uniswap, Spark aim to build stablecoin FX market Coindesk
- Half of UK wealth advisers say clients’ crypto is ‘invisible’ to them Cointelegraph
M&A
- Axis Reit buys RM128m distribution centre from City-Link NST Star
- Thai billionaire’s family buys USD800m assets from Frasers Edge
- Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at USD385m valuation Coindesk
- Blue Owl in advanced talks to buy stake in Cleveland Cavaliers Yahoo
- Bumble dating app explores sale Yahoo
- Castlelake to get a look at easyJet’s books after new USD6.5b bid rejected Edge
- Volkswagen to sell diesel engine unit to Bain in deal generating EUR7.4b Edge Star
Malaysia
- ASNB declares 5.50 sen income distribution for ASB 3 Didik Mail NST Star
- BNM steps up ringgit defence, economists say recent weakness is correction NST
- Economy signals positive prospects as leading index rises 1.29% in Apr Edge NST
- Miti: Malaysia targets up to 20% aerospace growth this year Edge NST
- Malaysia records first trade surplus in 2025 after 14 years NST
- How the Iran war is impacting the Malaysian economy Edge
- Forensic reports conclude claims of Battersea’s overvaluation unfounded Edge
- Penang primed to prosper Star
- Ibraco unit signs 30-year PPA with Sesco for 100MW solar facility Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Indonesia slips in competitiveness ranking list Star
- Thai export growth slightly below forecast in May, shipments to China fall Edge
- Thailand, Argentina primed as next supply chain ‘rising stars’ Edge
- Ex-China exec of advertising giant sentenced to life in USD176m bribery case Edge
- Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rate hike once every few months Edge
- Takaichi unveils USD2.3t spending plan Star
- Amazon to invest additional USD13b in India cloud, AI Edge
- India’s USD55b green energy pipeline faces climate damage Edge Star
- Australia employment rebounds in May, jury still out on another rate hike Edge Star
- Fed isn’t cutting rates and Kevin Warsh is blaming Trump Yahoo
- Fed’s Goolsbee: core inflation still too high, trending wrong way Yahoo
- Dollar hits 13-month highs as investors bank on rate hikes NST
- US PCE inflation measure tops 4.0% in May; consumer spending strong Edge Yahoo
- US weekly jobless claims drop more than expected Edge
- When people start missing mortgage payments, immigrants become a threat Yahoo
- US core capital goods orders rebound sharply in May Edge
- Moody’s maintains stable outlook for global consumer sector NST