Capital markets news | Tue 30 Jun 2026
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Monetary policy is how a central bank influences interest rates, money supply, inflation, employment and overall economic stability, helping to smooth business cycles and keep prices stable while supporting growth. When a central bank increases the money supply, borrowing usually becomes cheaper and interest rates tend to fall, which encourages spending and investment. When it reduces money supply, interest rates tend to rise, which slows credit growth and helps cool inflation.
Equity
- RT Pastry slips below IPO price on ACE Market debut Edge NST Star
- SRKK AI’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 312 times Edge NST Star
- Berjaya Property subscribes for RM58m shares in Perlis Maritime Corridor Edge Star
- Ajiya to invest 98% of Tanco stake sale proceeds in quoted shares Edge
- Ajiya’s remaining stake in Tanco draws scrutiny Edge
- Jentayu’s 2-month disclosure delay raises questions Edge
- Foreign selling streak extends to 7 weeks amid RM554.7m outflows Star
- Muamalat Invest launches Syariah-compliant global equity fund NST
- AirTrunk near confidential filing for biggest Singapore IPO in years Edge
- Indonesia Stock Exchange shareholders approve CEO appointment NST
- China’s Momenta kicks off Hong Kong IPO, targets up to USD751m Edge
- Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlunxin targets USD50b Hong Kong IPO NST
- SpaceX pushes US share sales to record USD251b at mid-year Edge
- Securitize heads to NYSE debut after investors approve SPAC merger Coindesk
- Goldman Sachs doubles down on stock market outlook for 2026 Yahoo
- Europe could be a ‘compelling story’, JPMorgan says, lifting equity index targets Edge
Debt
- RHB Bank fully redeems USD500m senior unsecured notes Edge NST Star
- SC launches sukuk guidance for ethics-driven Islamic capital market Edge NST Star
- REDtone subscribes to RM13m Berjaya Corporation unit’s medium-term notes Edge
- Sports Toto unit subscribes to RM12m Berjaya IPS medium-term notes Star
- Bina Puri gets lenders’ approval in principle for restructuring scheme Edge Star
- PeerHive shuts down, exits SC’s regulatory sandbox Edge
- Housing board extends mortgage loan tenors Star
- JCL deploys AI voice agents for loan verification, debt collection NST
- South Korea’s overdrafts hit 4-year-high Star
- Bond heavyweights target market sweet spot Star
- CoreWeave’s credit approach gets a pep talk from the Dean of Valuation Yahoo
- EIB pledges record EUR3b Airbus loan for tech development Edge
Commodities
- Hormuz oil transits continue though attacks make owners wary Edge Yahoo
- Middle East producers push on with oil, LNG loadings despite ship attacks Star
- Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks Edge
- Iran ratchets up talk of controlling Hormuz ahead of new talks Yahoo
- Australian energy exploration hits 10-year high in hunt for gas Star
- Gold is not done: Goldman Sachs predicts a rise to USD4,900 Yahoo
Digital assets
- Strategy’s enterprise value falls below bitcoin holdings as crypto sentiment sours Edge
- Strategy opens door to selling billions of bitcoin under new capital plan Coindesk
- Billionaire investor reveals key reasons behind Bitcoin’s decline Yahoo
- Bitcoin ETFs set for worst month with USD4b in outflows Edge
- Bitcoin put-call ratio hits 1-year high: Are bears preparing for USD55k? Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin lending is entering a new institutional era, according to Silicon Valley Bank Coindesk
- JPMorgan sees limited institutional demand for perpetual futures Coindesk
- Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis proposes standards for blockchain tracing Coindesk
- Private keys, not smart contracts, caused 40% of crypto’s USD16b hack losses Coindesk
- UK sets final crypto rules as firms face 2027 FCA authorisation deadline Cointelegraph
- MiCA’s deadline could leave 10m crypto users without a platform in the EU Coindesk
M&A
- Ajinomoto appoints Maybank as adviser for parent’s RM603m privatisation bid Edge NST
- Oasis Harvest sells alcohol trading unit for shariah compliance Edge
- Not smooth sailing for Carimin Edge
- Vincent Tan’s BCorp said to be mulling sale of 30% stake in Berjaya Sompo Edge
- Petronas Chemicals may unlock values with potential Pengerang divestment Edge
- Beachfront Port Dickson land on the market for about RM15m Edge
- German firm buys Singapore’s Infinium Robotics for RM95.6m NST
- GIC’s Tokyo property said to draw USD1.4b bid by Kenedix Edge
- India’s Persistent shares slump after USD1.1b offer to buy Germany’s Nagarro Edge
- Rocket Lab to buy Iridium for USD8b in challenge to SpaceX Edge
- Comcast to split cable business from media through NBCUniversal, Sky spinoff Edge
- BT, Verizon join forces to create USD4b international joint venture Edge
- Williams near USD5.5b deal for Momentum Midstream Star
- Kalshi, Polymarket could become M&A targets as prediction markets consolidate Coindesk
Malaysia
- Fund management industry poised to top USD300b NST
- May producer inflation speeds up to fastest in 4 years Edge NST
- Producer-price surge may hit consumers as factory inflation hits 4-year high Edge
- Govt taps Petronas, GLCs and GLICs for 25k high-value jobs by 2027 Edge
- Over half of SMEs keep positive outlook, smaller firms face rising costs Edge NST Star
- Miti, Mida approve RM774.4b in manufacturing investments between 2020 and 2025 Edge
- Malaysia, EU to finalise five chapters of free trade agreement by 2027 NST
Other markets
- Prabowo risks prompt global banks to pull cash out of Indonesia Edge Star
- China central bank’s new overnight rate said below forecasts in hint at easing Edge Star
- China will lead both renewable energy and coal consumption Edge
- Samsung, SK prep record spending to sustain South Korea’s AI lead Edge Mail NST Star
- Why South Korea is betting big on the AI chip boom Mail
- RBA will be ‘better prepared’ to respond to next crisis Star
- Fed’s Barkin warns of high inflation, but sees signs of relief Edge Star
- Supreme Court blocks Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve governor Yahoo
- US Supreme Court rejects bid to review SEC’s rescinded ‘gag rule’ Edge
- NYSE owner plans futures on monetary policy, natural gas Edge
- Data centres aren’t the real US power problem. Outdated policy is Edge
- Brexit makes inflation spirals more likely – Bank of England economist Edge
- Sovereign investors with USD29t pivot to energy assets, flag dollar fears NST Star
- AI boom propping up markets could trigger the next crash, central banks warn Yahoo
- AI’s next bottleneck isn’t chips – it’s the weather Mail