Capital markets news | Thu 22 Jan 2026
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Equity
- Engineering firm Ambest sets ACE Market IPO price at 25 sen Edge NST Star
- Kee Ming Group prices ACE Market IPO at 38 sen Edge Mail NST Star
- Engineering services firm MyDCD, a data-centre play, eyes ACE Market listing Edge
- Johor Corp keeps options open on potential JLand IPO NST
- High Court gives nod to Capital A’s RM5.51b capital reduction Edge NST Star
- Malaysian equities set for long-term re-rating, says Manulife IM Edge
- Indonesia’s visa-processing startup Spun bags USD1.8m for expansion Star
- HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan on the IPO market, China’s investability Yahoo
- Amagi slides in India debut as cloud TV software firm tests investor appetite Yahoo
- India’s PhonePe secures regulatory nod for IPO Yahoo
- India’s stocks gauge tests key support as oversold signals build Edge
- French accounting software platform Pennylane raises USD205m Yahoo
- Tech: Why 2026 will be the year of blockbuster IPOs Edge
Debt
- Record year for corporate bonds in 2025, projected to stay robust in 2026 RAM
- AmBank backs Founder Energy’s solar job with RM103.8m financing NST Star
- Long‑term revenue certainty boosts PAAB investor appeal NST
- Govt targets 100k homeowners under Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme Edge
- Bank Islam’s CEO hunt may spark top-level exit Star
- Vietnam’s real estate credit hits USD79b in 4Q Star
- Global market turmoil prompts China oil firm to pull bond sale Edge
- China Vanke wins approval for revised plan to extend yuan bond Edge
- Vanguard ditched bet on JGBs before massive selloff Edge
- Japan’s long bonds rebound after Katayama calls for market calm Edge
- Japan’s government bond turmoil risks up to USD130b Treasury selling Edge
- Citing poor US govt finances, Danish pension fund to sell off US Treasury bonds Mail
- JPMorgan: Selloff sends message to Donald Trump Star
- JPMorgan CEO warns credit card rate cap would be an economic disaster Edge
- South African minister backs away from climate finance offer Edge
- Global bond markets shaken by Japan selloff, Greenland worries NST
Digital assets
- Iran’s central bank bought USD507m USDT to underpin rial Coindesk
- Bitcoin moves back to USD90k as Trump pulls tariff threat Coindesk
- New bitcoin whales raise risk of pullback toward USD85k Cointelegraph
- BlackRock names crypto and tokenisation as themes driving markets Coindesk
- Private credit may be the breakout use case for tokenisation Coindesk
- Trade finance is the biggest opportunity in blockchain Cointelegraph
- Crypto czar says crypto, banks to become one industry Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Trump vows to make US the crypto capital of the world to beat China Coindesk
- Coinbase CEO, France’s central bank chief spar over yield Coindesk
- Delaware Life, BlackRock in fixed index annuity with bitcoin exposure Coindesk
M&A
- Carimin buys 19.5% stake in Sealink above market price Edge NST Star
- Amid MACC probe, Sunway presses on with IJM takeover Edge Mail NST Star
- Cheah trust’s prime land in Jalan Kelawai said to be sold for RM130m Edge
- Chevron to finalise Singapore sale in 1Q, to include Malaysia, Cambodia assets Edge
- New World seeks asset sale by Jun to create positive cash flow Edge
- Inspira Global to acquire controlling stake in Restaurant Brands Asia Yahoo
- Energy Fuels to buy Australian Strategic Materials in USD300m deal Star Yahoo
- Smithfield Foods to buy Nathan’s Famous for USD450m Yahoo
- Echo Global Logistics set to acquire ITS Logistics Yahoo
- Neynar acquires struggling crypto social app Farcaster Coindesk
- Deutsche Borse Group to acquire Allfunds for USD6.19b Yahoo
- Dubai Holding strengthens presence with Jumeirah Mallorca acquisition Yahoo
- Russia struggles to sell seized assets to bolster wartime budget Edge
Malaysia
- SC to embed elements of corporate governance in capital market masterplan NST
- Inflation likely to be at a manageable level Star
- Malaysia-Asean trade up 1.7% to RM709b from Jan-Nov 2025 Edge
- Strong trade momentum could be sustained NST
- IJM says less than 10 bank accounts frozen by MACC, no impact on ops Edge NST
- MACC inspects, searches office and residence of IJM senior executive Edge
- Reneuco faces RM45m liability as TNB terminates solar PPA Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Bank Indonesia holds key rate after rupiah slides to record low Edge
- Strong baht sparks alarm among top economic officials in Thailand Edge
- Thai industrial sentiment retreats in Dec after 7-month high in Nov NST
- As China’s AI goes public, analysts warn of mounting costs and US sanctions Mail
- AI boom lifts Taiwan’s economy, but traditional manufacturers feel left behind Mail
- Japan’s PM is entering self-made fiscal trap Edge
- HSBC warns yen’s surging risk premium has few easy fixes Edge
- Asean+3 economic growth to hold firm at 4.0%: AMRO NST
- Indian rupee declines to set fresh record low as capital outflows persist Edge
- Qatar’s USD580b wealth fund said to weigh radical overhaul Edge
- Visa: Cybercrime may cost global economy USD15.6t, Asia worst hit NST
- Trump warns Powell won’t be very happy if he stays on at Fed Yahoo
- Treasury jolt may be Trump’s kryptonite Edge
- Trump calls off tariffs on Europe over Greenland Yahoo
- Trump signs order to limit Wall Street investors in single-family housing Edge
- US pending-home sales plunge by most since start of pandemic Edge
- US home-purchase applications climb to highest since 2023 Edge
- UK inflation climbs to 3.4% but fall is still seen ahead Edge
- EU freezes US trade deal approval over Greenland threats Edge
- Easier said than done for US to apply tariffs on single EU states Mail
- ECB’s Lagarde sees little impact on inflation from more tariffs Edge
- Russia warns of significant budget deficit at start of year on oil revenue shortfall NST
- Gold could hit USD5k as US safe-haven appeal fades, says Amundi Edge
- World’s largest workspace provider CEO says 4-day workweek won’t happen Yahoo