Capital markets news | Wed 31 Dec 2025
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2026 surprises > Rates, inflation and liquidity: 2026 could bring a second inflation wave forcing renewed tightening, or sharp disinflation from AI‑driven productivity, both jolting term premia. Divergent central‑bank paths may fuel carry trades and sudden‑stops, while a “hidden‑liquidity” event in FX swaps or bond ETFs triggers volatility via non‑bank de‑leveraging.
Equity
- Solar District Cooling plans 1-for-2 bonus warrants Edge
- Indonesian stocks set for best year since 2014 on retail flows Edge
- Vietnam’s GSM weighs IPO after 2026, eyes USD20b market value Edge Star
- Ganfeng Lithium says it faces possible insider-trading charges Edge
- China IPOs make strong debut in Hong Kong after raising USD900m Edge Star
- Insilico jumps 48% in Hong Kong debut after USD293m IPO Edge
- China’s Zhipu AI launches USD560m Hong Kong IPO Yahoo
- Alibaba, Abu Dhabi set to invest in MiniMax’s USD600m IPO Edge
- What Warren Buffett’s favourite indicator reveals about the stock market Yahoo
- SoftBank has completed its USD40b investment in OpenAI Edge
- Lee Enterprises stabilises finances with USD50m investment Yahoo
- PathoCare announces USD1.75b valuation from third-party tender offer Yahoo
- Canada pensions in USD1.2t revamp Star
Debt
- Dialog’s AA2 senior and A1 subordinated sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat’s AAA rating affirmed RAM
- Widad Concession’s AA1 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- Genting issues RM3b notes under new RM5b debt programme Edge Mail NST Star
- Cypark fully redeems RM235m Tranche 1 perpetual sukuk Edge Star
- Creditors want Maju Holdings placed under interim judicial management Edge
- Investors pile into India’s short bonds on RBI rate outlook Edge
Digital assets
- Chinese users turn to U cards to get around crypto rules Cointelegraph
- South Korea’s long-awaited crypto law stalls over who can issue stablecoins Coindesk
- North Korea-linked theft and poor key security dominate Web3 losses Cointelegraph
- Crypto executives share 6 stablecoin predictions for 2026 Cointelegraph
- How bots, banking and stablecoins will dominate fintech in 2026 Edge
- Grayscale sees regulation, not quantum fears, shaping crypto markets Coindesk
- Grayscale files for Bittensor ETP as decentralised AI gains momentum Coindesk
- Long-term holders turn net accumulators, easing bitcoin headwind Coindesk
- Bitcoin rises above USD89k, showing rare gain in US trading Coindesk
- In 2025, bitcoin showed how spectacularly wrong price forecasts can be Coindesk
- Bitcoin helps USD’s reserve status in a strange way Cointelegraph
M&A
- AFA, Hitech Nexus keen on acquiring MEX highways, court documents show Edge
- Sunview’s unit to acquire 50MW solar plant in Pahang for RM70m Edge NST Star
- Apex Healthcare compulsory acquisition threshold crossed Edge Star
- Propel Global shareholders greenlight RM17.24m stake disposal NST Star
- Any stake sale in BoCD must be to a value-adding buyer, says Hong Leong Bank Edge
- Meta to acquire Manus in USD2b bet on AI agents Edge NST Star
- KKR gets rights for talks to take Yomeishu private, shares jump Edge
- KKR, Kreate acquire South Korea’s Cheongna Logistics Center Edge Star
- Warner Bros likely to reject Paramount’s latest hostile bid Yahoo
- Johnson & Johnson acquires Halda Therapeutics for USD3.05b Yahoo
- OceanFirst to buy Flushing Financial, raise USD225m from Warburg Pincus Yahoo
- Musk’s xAI buys third building to expand AI compute power Yahoo
- Citi to take USD1.1b loss on Russian business unit sale Edge
- The M&A that shaped the drinks industry in 2025 Yahoo
Other markets
- 2 currency bets in Asia flash warning signs as year-end nears Edge
- PBOC’s stingiest year for easing since 2021 defies Wall Street Edge Star
- Yuan climbs past 7 per dollar onshore for first time since 2023 Edge
- China extends home purchase tax cut to bolster property market Edge
- China unveils initial USD9b in consumer subsidies for 2026 Edge NST
- India overtakes Japan to become world’s fourth-largest economy Mail
- Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms Edge NST
- US home prices rise by least since 2012 in Oct, govt data shows Edge
- US pending-home sales jump to highest level since early 2023 Edge
- Tariffs to set US materials up for best earnings in 5 years Edge
- Colombia raises minimum wage 23.7%, biggest in 25 years Mail NST
- Spanish inflation at 3% backs case for ECB to hold rate Edge