Capital markets news | Wed 28 Jan 2026
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Funds may restrict withdrawals to maintain liquidity to bolster government funding: Steady demand for government securities suppresses yields, easing the government’s fiscal burdens. Freer withdrawals risk higher borrowing costs on ballooning debt.
Equity
- One Gasmaster ends ACE Market debut 20% below IPO price Edge NST
- Apex Securities values ACE Market-bound ISF Group 67% above IPO price Edge
- TeamStar prices ACE Market IPO at 26 sen Edge NST Star
- Malaysia’s IPO market topped Southeast Asia by volume last year Edge Star
- Mlabs flags delay in issuing 2025 annual report Edge
- SoftBank-backed Patsnap weighs Hong Kong, Singapore dual listing Edge
- JD.com’s Jingdong Property files for Hong Kong IPO NST
- Once Upon a Farm sets IPO target Yahoo
- Crypto payments network Mesh Connect hits USD1b valuation Edge Coindesk
- Galaxy Digital leads USD7m investment in Tenbin Coindesk
- Bitcoin miners HIVE, Bitfarm and Bitdeer downgraded over AI shift Coindesk
- World stocks at record high as earnings hopes offset trade angst Edge
Debt
- Sunway Treasury Sukuk’s RM3b sukuk programme assigned final ratings MARC
- BNPL providers required to carry out credit checks before approving financing Edge
- Malaysia, Mexico most at risk from Japan carry unwind Edge Star
- Chandra Asri gets USD250m loan to fund equity in Esso deal Edge
- Hidden risks build at Vietnam banks on mounting debt guarantees Edge
- Japan’s bond meltdown spurs speculation of GPIF portfolio shift Edge
- Bond traders target dovish Fed pick as Rieder’s momentum builds Yahoo
- Apollo takes USD170m loss on Perch exposure Star
- First Brands to wind down key units as it seeks buyers amid bankruptcy crisis NST
- Germany’s new 20-year bond sale draws near record demand Edge
- Europe risks falling further behind, banking group warns NST
Digital assets
- Miden, Korea Digital Asset to build crypto infrastructure for institutions Coindesk
- South Korea’s central bank flags stablecoin FX risks Cointelegraph
- Ripple partners with Saudi bank on blockchain payments, custody Cointelegraph
- Crypto money laundering balloons to USD82b Coindesk
- Bitcoin climbs above USD89k as US dollar tumbles on Trump’s remarks Coindesk
- Bitcoin‘s most accurate bullish signal hints at price reversal Cointelegraph
- Trump’s Fed chair favourite sees bitcoin as new gold Coindesk
- Tether takes the fight to Circle with a new made in America stablecoin Coindesk
- US regional banks most at risk in USD500b stablecoin shift Coindesk
- UK banks stays anti-crypto even as regulatory process advances Coindesk
- UK banks block or delay 40% of crypto exchange transfers Cointelegraph
M&A
- Rival bids for IJM to pile pressure on Sunway Star
- Ekovest extends RM310m RTS Link land deal from 2023 again to end-April Edge
- China’s Zijin Gold surges after USD4b Africa mines deal Edge
- Citi bullish on Asia deal flow Edge
- Authentic finalises acquisition to take Guess? private Yahoo
- DefiLlama acquires OTC data purveyor Bulletin Yahoo
- Global metals manufacturers expanding into US via M&A Yahoo
- Gold Resource enters plan of merger with Goldgroup Mining Yahoo
- China’s Anta Sports snares 29% Puma stake for USD1.8b Edge Mail NST Star Yahoo
- EFG enters all-cash deal to buy Quilvest Switzerland Yahoo
Malaysia
- Resilient economy and stable prices justify holding OPR at 2.75% Mail
- Formal employees’ national median monthly wage rises to RM2,864 in Sep Edge
- Govt conducting cost-benefit analysis of trade agreement with US Edge
- Trade to grow 3%-5% this year after record-breaking 2025 Edge Mail NST Star
- Azalina says MACC probing international law firm over alleged 1MDB links Edge
- RM542m scam losses mostly unrecovered despite new Penal Code provisions Edge
- Room available for more data centres despite rapid growth Star
- Labuan launches new gas-fired power plant to bolster energy security Edge NST
- Tightening Grade A office supply to shift KL market in landlord’s favour Edge
- SAF plant in Malaysia important to meet rising regional demand Edge
Other markets
- Singapore set to hold monetary policy, signal hawkish pivot Edge
- Micron invests USD24b in Singapore to boost chip output Edge NST Star
- HSBC deepens pivot to wealth in Singapore as retail pared Edge
- Land seized from firms linked to Sumatra floods to be managed by Danantara Edge
- Thailand’s finance ministry cuts 2025 growth forecast to 2.2% Edge
- Vietnam’s GDP growth may reach 10% in 2026 Star
- Vietnam orders fast-track plan for national gold exchange Star
- China’s industrial profits post first yearly increase since 2021 Edge
- German firm’s investments in China boomed in 2025 on US trade war worries NST
- South Korea stresses US trade deal commitment Edge Mail
- EU and India clinch mother of all deals in rebuff to Trump Edge NST
- Modi’s USD100b oil drilling plan aims to cut Indian imports Edge
- Fed expected to keep interest rates on hold this week Yahoo
- Trump predicts interest rates will come down after he announces Fed chair Yahoo
- Dollar sinks to lowest level in 4 years as US risks grow Edge Star Yahoo
- Lawmakers in talks to avoid partial US shutdown Yahoo
- US consumer confidence plummets to lowest level since 2014 Edge
- Venezuela forecasts USD1.4b oil investments in 2026, up 55% NST Star
- Irish economy to slow on falling exports Star
- Top TikToker Khaby Lame signs USD975m deal to monetise global fan base Edge