Capital markets news | Wed 1 Jul 2026
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Repo and reverse repo
In a repo, the central bank sells securities today and receives cash from the banks, with the agreement that the central bank will repurchase the securities later. For the central bank, this takes cash out of the system temporarily and drains reserves, thereby helping overnight rates rise or preventing them from falling too low. The price difference between the sale and repurchase implies the interest rate earned or paid on the transaction.
Equity
- Liftech finishes debut below IPO price amid weak market Edge
- Auditor flags uncertainty on Ecobuilt’s ability to continue as going concern Edge
- Bursa faces fresh questions over ability to retain quality listings NST
- AirTrunk said to be filing for biggest Singapore IPO in years Star
- Chinese tech manufacturers rush to list in Hong Kong, seeking nearly USD6b Edge NST
- Wanda ordered to pay Suning USD258m over failed IPO Edge
- AirPods maker Luxshare seeks up to USD3.1b from Hong Kong listing Edge
- BlackRock downgrades emerging-market equities over AI risks Edge
- SEC mulls new ETF rules as USD16t boom disrupts status quo Edge Coindesk Cointelegraph
Debt
- Master criteria for FIs published, superseding existing methodologies RAM
- Hong Leong MSIG Takaful assigned AA1 first-time IFS rating RAM
- Batu Kawan’s AA1 rating under review over acquisitions, divestment RAM
- AEON Credit’s sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Deutsche Malaysia’s AAA rating affirmed RAM
- YTL Corp’s CP programme rating withdrawn following expiry RAM
- Grand Sepadu’s rating affirmed MARC
- Bina Puri’s creditors approve debt restructuring scheme Edge
- RHB Bank completes RM410m Tier 2 notes issuance Edge NST
- Pengurusan Aset Air launches sustainable Islamic finance framework Edge Star
- Over 93k first-time homebuyers benefit from Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme Edge
- Maybank, CIMB tighten Indonesia strategy as risks rise Edge
- Maybank raises sustainable finance target across Asean to USD73b by 2030 Edge Star
- Singapore’s DBS Group completes debut USD1b significant risk transfer transaction Edge
- China clamping down on issuance of higher-yielding offshore debt Edge
- Mizuho, SMFG fuel record Japan corporate bond sales abroad Edge
- RBI funding curbs deal ‘body blow’ to Indian prop trading firms Edge
- Booming capital markets give weak banks a pass Star
- Billionaire reveals surprising next banking crisis Yahoo
Commodities
- Growing oil glut spurs Asian refiners to offer cargoes to US Edge
- Morgan Stanley warns of global oil glut, cuts outlook on Hormuz Edge
- Abu Dhabi proposes new oil-pricing system to mirror wider market Edge
- Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal Edge
- Shell: Hormuz disruption to stall 2026 LNG trade, demand to rise by 2050 Edge NST
Digital assets
- Bitcoin just USD5k away from ‘best investment opportunity’ of bear market Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s quiet USD59k-USD60k range is starting to look dangerous Coindesk
- Bitcoin USD4.4b supply overhang emerges as institutional demand wilts Coindesk
- Bitcoin tracks worst month since Jun 2022; strategist expects drop to USD40k Yahoo
- Billionaire investor says bitcoin will certainly go to zero Yahoo
- Bitcoin’s correlation with dollar-yen rate hits -0.90, undercutting carry trade Coindesk
- Has Strategy’s capital overhaul put an end to ‘death spiral’ fears? Cointelegraph
- Consortium including Visa, Mastercard launch new global stablecoin Edge Cointelegraph
- New York Life’s USD800b asset manager makes tokenisation debut Coindesk
- Nasdaq distributes market data via blockchain infrastructure Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Jefferies warns of crypto market volatility as Clarity Act faces Senate test Coindesk
- UK to lower stablecoin capital buffers, undercutting EU’s MiCA requirements Coindesk
M&A
- Carimin’s plan to privatise Sealink at 41 sen lapses after major shareholder opposition Edge
- Japan’s Amova takes control of Malaysia’s second-largest fund manager Aham Edge
- NuEnergy again extends RM68m solar asset deal as transfers remain pending Edge
- Angkasa fast tracks RM200m Boost stake buy NST
- Deutsche Bank sells India retail business to Kotak Mahindra Edge
- Adani Ports to sell 49% stake in Indian port to MSC for USD1.4b Edge NST
- Digital Realty to pay Blackstone USD3.5b for stake in Virginia data centres NST Star
- UK may intervene in USD110b Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal Edge
- Barclays buys Canary Wharf HQ building for GBP750m Edge
- Shell nears USD1b South Africa fuel stations sale to Adnoc unit Edge
Malaysia
- PMB Shariah ESG Global Equity Fund posts 34.31% one-year return Edge Star
- Public Mutual declares distributions of over RM96m for 5 funds Edge Star
- BNM: Higher electricity prices nudged headline inflation to 2% in May Edge NST Star
- Official reserve assets at USD130.63b at end-May NST Star
- Malaysia to phase out proprietary QR code networks by Jun 2028 Edge
- Nearly 80% of approved manufacturing investments realised at end-2025 Edge
- Businesses back MTEN efforts, but seek greater policy detail NST
- No MACC officers implicated in ‘corporate mafia’ probe thus far Edge
- Gazetted Government Procurement Act to be enforced in 2027 Edge
- Maybank Indonesia becomes financial conglomeration holding company Edge NST Star
Other markets
- China central bank doubles overnight cash injection, keeps rate unchanged Edge NST
- China factory activity returns to expansion riding AI global boom Edge Mail NST Star
- China’s failed quest to rebalance its economy Star
- BOJ’s slow, dovish revamp casts doubt over long-term rate-hike plans Edge
- Takaichi’s central bank board pick signals tame view on inflation Edge
- Yen hits 4-decade low in historic slide that’s rattled Japan Edge Mail NST
- Asia financial firms plan regional expansion on market optimism Edge
- New Zealand businesses turn more upbeat in Jun as outlook brightens NST
- HSBC says ‘explosive’ dollar rally is among biggest pain trades Edge
- US consumer confidence inches up, helped by lower gas prices Edge
- US job openings tick up, suggesting stable labour demand Edge
- Supreme Court expands Trump’s power to fire top regulators Edge
- ECB chief Lagarde says eurozone more ‘resilient’ to geopolitical shocks Mail
- For first time, more central banks are set to shrink dollar holdings, survey finds Edge
- Nearly 1m people worldwide became millionaires in 2025, UBS report finds Edge NST
- Companies spending the most on AI are growing jobs, Ramp study finds Coindesk