Capital markets news | Fri 9 Jan 2026
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Equity
- ISF launches ACE Market IPO priced at 33 sen per share Edge NST Star
- EGHI eyes IPO on ACE Market for expansion Star
- AirAsia X share distribution not affected, timeline slightly adjusted Edge Star
- Malpac to be delisted on 13 Jan after appeal fails Edge
- IGB REIT records RM280m property revaluation gain Star
- UI Boustead REIT seeks USD700m Singapore IPO in March Edge
- Vietnamese firms face delisting risks Star
- Chinese tech firms rise in Hong Kong debut as US-China rivalry heats up Edge NST
- China’s AI firm Zhipu climbs in debut, lagging hardware peers Edge
- Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI NST
- Baillie Gifford, Singapore’s GIC buying shares in MiniMax’s USD619m HK IPO Edge
- Teahouse chain Chagee exploring Hong Kong listing Edge
- Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for private equity billionaire Edge
- India regulator says BofA breached insider trading rules in 2024 deal Edge
- Goldman sees US consumer powering wider equity rally in 2026 Edge
- OpenAI earmarks USD50b for employee stock grant pool NST
- Trump threatens to ban single-family home investments Edge NST Yahoo
Debt
- Sunway plans RM10b sukuk for working capital, refinancing Edge NST Star
- Malaysia-based data centre operator denied financing over China link Edge Star
- Singapore’s DBS lays groundwork for significant risk transfers Edge
- Japan bond futures hold gains after 30-year sale allays concerns Edge
- Treasuries up on US job weakness Star
- Fed official floats regulatory changes for banks Star
- Trump pushes for USD200b mortgage bond buy to bring down mortgage rates Yahoo
- Italy pulls EUR190b bids in record week for bond sales Edge
- Global bond sales hit record to kick off 2026 Star
Digital assets
- Bitcoin faces continued bear market with no clear upside catalyst Coindesk
- Florida revives push for bitcoin reserve with new 2026 bill Coindesk
- JPMorgan plans to build interoperable digital money Coindesk
- JPMorgan says crypto selloff may be nearing bottom as ETF outflows ease Coindesk
- Morgan Stanley to launch digital asset wallet Cointelegraph
- Digital assets to move from speculation to infrastructure in 2026 Coindesk
- Tokenised Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield Coindesk
M&A
- China to assess, investigate Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus Edge
- Hang Seng Bank shareholders approve HSBC’s USD13.6b buyout proposal Edge Star
- Saudi’s SABIC sells assets in Europe, Americas worth USD950m Edge
- Polygon close to buying bitcoin kiosk firm Coinme Coindesk
- Trump considers Venezuela’s PDVSA takeover, lower oil prices to USD50 Edge
- China’s Anta Sports offers to buy Pinault family’s 29% Puma stake Edge
Malaysia
- BNM international reserves rise USD1.2b to USD125.5b as at end-2025 Edge NST Star
- Analysts split on whether ringgit can break 4.00 in 2026 Edge
- Clear communication vital when implementing tax changes Edge
- Gas-fired power use stepped up in Dec as reliance on coal falls Edge NST Star
- Kuala Lumpur office glut could worsen, property report warns Edge
- Consultant warns of speculation risks in red-hot Johor property market Edge Star
Other markets
- Singapore interest rates likely to bottom out Star
- Indonesia’s fiscal deficit soars to 2.9% of GDP, near legal limit Edge
- Indonesia mulls palm oil export levy hike to support biodiesel mandate Edge
- Laos unveils 5-year socio-economic development plan NST
- South Korean FDI hits fifth straight record last year at USD36b Star
- Australia central banker says inflation rate still too high NST Star
- Australian dollar hovers near highs on many crosses, bonds rally Star
- US trade gap shrinks to smallest since 2009 on drop in imports Edge
- US weekly jobless claims rise marginally, 3Q worker productivity accelerates Edge
- Wage hikes to continue, says Japan’s central bank NST
- Trump calls for USD1.5t military budget in 2027, up from USD901b in 2026 Edge
- Moody’s analyst says USD1.5t Trump defence budget plan could widen deficits Yahoo
- Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump Yahoo
- Elon Musk’s xAI to build USD20b data centre in Mississippi Yahoo
- Trump’s plan for USD50 oil price hits US oil industry math Yahoo
- UK must deepen ties with EU to avoid slow trade growth Edge
- HSBC to pay French treasury USD312m to settle dividend tax fraud case Edge
- AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040, more mines needed to ensure supply Edge