Capital markets news | Thu 22 Oct 2026
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AI meltdown
The biggest financial risk may be off-balance-sheet rather than visible corporate debt. AI data centres are often financed through leases, special-purpose vehicles, and private credit, converting large upfront capex into long-term obligations that can stress lenders and investors if project returns disappoint.
Equity
- NWE Resources ends flat first day on ACE Market Edge NST
- Rougher waters for REITs amid surge in government bond yields Edge
- Eonmetall shares to be suspended from 4 Nov ahead of delisting NST Star
- Prabowo accuses MSCI of trying to intimidate Indonesia Edge Mail NST
- Singapore’s Temasek and GIC deny instigating Indonesian stock rout Edge
- Ambani’s USD3.2b Jio IPO subscribed within 2 hours Edge Mail Star Reuters
- Carlsberg close to filing IPO for Indian unit for USD700m Edge
- Anthropic to publicly file for IPO as early as Fri Yahoo
- Why Anthropic can’t afford to delay its IPO Yahoo
- Singapore’s DayOne said to weigh options for US IPO Edge Star
- Ken Griffin says AI is almost certainly in a bubble Yahoo
- Finance leaders spar over AI bubble after warning by Griffin Edge
- Abbott to spin off baby formula business Edge
- BlackRock adds robotics ETF to growing ranks of AI-themed products Reuters
- How a16z-backed DATA rethinks blockchain strategy after USD30m Sui deal Desk
- Tether leads USD15m funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural Desk
Debt
- Al-‘Aqar Healthcare REIT assigned maiden AA3 rating RAM
- Poseidon’s third tranche senior MTN upgraded to AAA RAM
- MBSB Bank’s covered sukuk Tranche 4 AAA rating affirmed MARC Star
- Foreign investors pare holdings of Malaysian govt bonds in Sep RAM
- TS Wong’s Zetrix AI stake down to 1.841% ahead of 22 Oct sukuk deadline Edge
- Tekun Nasional to process financing approvals within 4 days — deputy minister Edge
- IILM sets record with USD1.546b short-term sukuk auction Star
- Indonesia’s Danantara said to seek USD1b loan in investment push Edge Star
- Lenovo seeking USD2b loan to refinance debt at lower cost Edge
- Brookings paper offers broad plan to shrink Fed balance sheet Edge
- Why is capital leaving money market funds as rates rise? Edge
- Mortgage demand is falling off a cliff, even as rates stabilise Yahoo
- UK borrowing and GBP3t debt herald tough budget for govt Edge Reuters
- Bond selloff revives debate about euro zone banks’ ‘doom loop’ Reuters
- Euro zone bond yields rise as French borrowing costs hit 24-year high Reuters
- French 10-year bond yields hit 5%, highest since 2002 Edge Reuters
- Smouldering debt risk haunts French markets Edge
- Islamic finance industry remains resilient Star
Digital assets
- Japanese visitors able to pay with yen stablecoins in South Korea Desk Telegraph
- Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin Desk
- Why real-world assets need fixed-rate loans onchain Desk
- Centralised exchanges refuse to list legacy crypto tokens without SEC immunity Desk
- Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the ‘just bet on price’ era fades Desk
- OCC finalises GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin issuers and custody Desk Telegraph Yahoo
- UK financial watchdog opens consultations for DeFi guidance, crypto laws Telegraph
- Cardano Foundation urges EU against expanding MiCA rules to DeFi and staking Telegraph
- France proposes liability for crypto exchanges offering DeFi access Telegraph
M&A
- Sunway Healthcare, Sunway REIT extend deadline for acquisition of hotel Edge
- TWPH acquires Indonesian land for RM34m Star
- Mudajaya shareholders advised to back RM118m Real Jade stake disposal Edge Star
- CIMB weighs taking Indonesian unit private Edge NST Star
- Taiwan regulator blocks Grab’s purchase of Foodpanda delivery business Edge Star
- Getty files for bankruptcy in process that will take it private Edge Mail Star Reuters
- SpaceX, Tesla boards to study potential USD3.5t merger Edge Star Reuters
- Wall St sees Tesla-SpaceX merger as inevitable, but split on price Reuters
- Why would Musk merge SpaceX and Tesla? Reuters
- Standard Chartered signs definitive deal to acquire Zodia Custody Telegraph
Malaysia
- JP Morgan sees Bank Negara rate hike in 1Q2027 NST
- Govt to consider commission to probe KWAP, EPF if needed Edge
- High capital requirements still hamper Malaysian semiconductor design firms Edge
- Govt assures minimum Bumiputera equity requirement retained at 30% Edge
- Govt urged to broaden tax base to boost revenue for national development Edge
- Former T7 Global deputy chairman charged with RM10m fraud Edge
Other markets
- Indonesia holds rates in ‘policy mix’ to support FX and growth Edge NST Star
- AI to spur Southeast Asian digital economy to USD368b Edge NST
- Ex-official expects Japan’s central bank to hike rates every quarter Edge
- Bank of Japan’s Himino signals readiness to raise borrowing costs Edge
- Japan’s export growth stays solid, supported by chips, cars Edge Star
- Inflation outlook worsens for Australia Star
- BHP chair says Australia must compete harder for global investments Reuters
- BlackRock’s Fink says slow AI buildout would spur inflation Yahoo
- Kinder Morgan to invest USD4.7b in 2 gas pipeline projects as demand surges Reuters
- US-Mexico trade talks hit impasse as Lutnick exerts influence Edge
- Microsoft committed to USD30b UK investment despite data centre exit NST
- Lane says greater global euro use may help ECB control inflation Edge
- Tokenmaxxing is over and investors shouldn’t take unlimited AI demand for granted Yahoo