Capital markets news | Thu 9 Oct 2025
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Popular examples of stablecoins include USDT (Tether) and USDC (Circle), both backed mainly by US cash and Treasury bills. BUSD is fiat-backed, while DAI is collateralised with crypto assets. These structures aim to maintain 1:1 pegs, though risks vary depending on transparency, reserves and governance.
Equity
- THMY’s stock may have 81% upside amid supply chain shift, AI spending Edge
- Family-run chemicals distributor Eckem files for ACE Market listing Edge Star
- SRKK AI eyes ACE Market listing Edge Star
- Carzo to be delisted after it decides against Bursa appeal Edge
- Temasek-backed Foundation Healthcare mulling Singapore IPO Edge
- FTSE Russell upgrades Vietnam to emerging market Edge Mail NST Star
- Tata Capital’s USD1.7b IPO gets 2 times demand on last day Edge
- xAI to raise USD20b after Nvidia and others boost round Edge Mail
- Blockchain credential platform TransCrypts in USD15m seed round Coindesk
- OpenAI, Anthropic eye investor funds to settle AI lawsuits Edge NST
- Verisure jumps in debut for Europe’s biggest IPO since 2022 Edge
- Greek stocks win back developed-market status after decade away Edge
Debt
- Orkim’s AA- rating affirmed, outlook revised to positive MARC Star
- Khazanah’s RM1b ICP programme assigned MARC-1 preliminary rating MARC
- Varia lodges RM3b sukuk with SC for capex, debt refinancing Edge NST Star
- Air Selangor issues RM1.5b SRI sukuk Edge NST Star
- Tropicana continues debt reduction with RM139m sukuk redemption Edge NST
- Malaysian bonds outshine stocks Star
- Malaysia passes bill to end charging full interest on early HP settlements Edge NST
- Malaysia’s interest rate cut: Why banks are rethinking their risk strategies Edge
- Miti focuses on financing, digital empowerment to boost women entrepreneurs Edge
- Indonesia in talks with China on high-speed train debt Edge
- Senate confirms Ben Black to lead US development lender Edge
- UK says lenders face GBP8.2b bill on mis-sold car loans Edge
Digital assets
- How to spot coins before they get listed on Binance or Coinbase Cointelegraph
- Crypto race to tokenise stocks raises investor protection flags Edge
- Trump memecoin issuer Zanker planning digital-asset treasury company Edge
- Meme stock resurgence prompts return of central meme investment fund Yahoo
- US senators get 250k letters calling for protection of stablecoin yields Coindesk
- Stablecoins: The revolution in global money transfers Coindesk
- North Dakota to issue stablecoin with Fiserv Coindesk
- Square offers bitcoin payments for merchants Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin risks plunge to USD114k as predatory traders squeeze longs Cointelegraph
- The state of DeFi exploit risk Coindesk
- Bank of England navigates competing visions for digital money Yahoo
- Dubai’s crypto grand strategy aims to challenge Asian crown Cointelegraph
- Crypto exchange Gemini launches Australian arm Yahoo
M&A
- Oasis Harvest to drive growth via M&A after acquiring Chef Wan outlets Edge NST
- KNM gets court approval to sell German unit, appeals Bursa’s PN17 rejection Edge
- UBS head of Southeast Asia M&A Christian Wolf said to leave Edge
- PureHealth acquires 60% stake in Hellenic Healthcare for USD933m Yahoo
- Mercer Advisors acquires USD1.2b LA firm that manages Hollywood wealth Yahoo
- Rezolve AI buys Smartpay that handles USD1b annual USDt payments Cointelegraph
- Fleet management company Velocitor acquires NextBillion.ai Yahoo
- Peli BioThermal expands cold chain capabilities with EVO acquisition Yahoo
- Braemar agrees to divest The Clancy hotel for USD115m Yahoo
- OXB acquires viral vector North Carolina facility for USD4.5m Yahoo
- Brazil’s Desktop confirms talks with Claro after report on potential sale Yahoo
- Rothschild family to sell entire stake in The Economist NST
- UK CMA probes Sumitomo’s takeover of Macquarie’s helicopter leasing unit Yahoo
- Qualcomm to buy Arduino Yahoo
- Italy cannot use golden powers to intervene in sale of Armani stake Edge
- SoftBank to buy ABB’s robotics arm in USD5.4b deal Edge
Malaysian
- SC launches capital market career comeback programme for women under 50 Edge
- Govt still considering EPF reforms Edge NST
- Malaysia’s fiscal standing among Asean peers Edge
- Stamp duty: Get ready for self-assessment Star
- No new taxes anticipated, tax reliefs in Budget 2026 Edge
- Budget 2026 expected to breach RM430b, increments likely for opex Edge NST
- Income gap at 50-year low, but rural and ethnic disparities remain Edge
- Income growth steady as average household earns RM9,155 monthly NST
- Hardcore poverty almost eradicated, drops to 0.09% NST
Other markets
- Thailand unexpectedly holds rates, leaves door open to more cuts Edge NST
- Vietnam’s economy to grow 6.6% this year Star
- Australia launches USD395m rescue of Glencore copper smelter Edge Star
- NZ cenbank surprises with 50bp rate cut, flags more easing Edge Star
- Divided Fed sees more rate cuts ahead this year Yahoo
- Billionaire Dalio echoes Griffin in seeing gold as safer than dollar Edge
- BOE says markets face sharp correction if mood sours on AI or Fed freedom Edge
- Traders seeking 30-fold returns target big ECB rate cuts by Jun Edge
- ECB’s Rehn warns of downside risks to inflation outlook Edge
- ECB’s Escriva says a rate cut isn’t necessarily the next move Edge
- EU rolls out USD1.1b plan to ramp up AI in key industries Edge
- German industrial slump deepens with shutdown in auto production Edge
- IMF chief says global economy doing better than feared, risks remain Edge