Capital markets news | Fri 13 Mar 2026
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Iran war and global oil supply
Approximately 60% of Taiwan’s oil and 33% of its natural gas imports transit through the Strait of Hormuz. A blockade could be fatal to Taiwan’s semiconductor industry because it relies on fossil fuels for 85% of its electricity generation mix.
Equity
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Debt
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- Failed lender MFS exposes regulatory black hole in UK mortgages Edge
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Digital assets
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Malaysia
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- Malaysian Bar calls for clearer legal framework for GLCs, GLICs, stat bodies Edge
- Former SCIB executive Rosland charged with furnishing false statements Edge
- SC issues arrest warrant for Serba Dinamik’s Abdul Karim Abdullah Edge Star
- SSM deputy CEO pleads not guilty to receiving RM50k without consideration Edge
- BNM issues technology risk policy for payment service regulatees Star
- Govt maintains 2026 economic growth projection at 4.0%-4.5% Edge Star
- Consumer spending slows in Jan as wholesale, retail decelerate Edge NST Star
- US probes Malaysia for overproduction in electronics, machinery and steel Edge Star
- Corporate Malaysia wraps up 2025 on firm footing, eyes stronger 2026 Edge
- Govt finalising Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone master plan Edge NST
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Other markets
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- Citi shuts most UAE branches as banks evacuate offices in region Edge Star
- Iran’s supreme leader vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed Edge Yahoo
- Iran tells world to get ready for USD200 oil as it fires on merchant ships NST
- Oil unlikely to hit USD200 a barrel, US energy chief says Edge
- Oil could be headed to USD200 a barrel, according to a former IMF economist Yahoo
- Next 7 days in Iran will determine stagflation or total global recession Yahoo
- Trump urges Powell to cut rates immediately Yahoo
- US Feb budget deficit flat at USD308b, tariff revenues not yet hit by court ruling NST
- US weekly jobless claims edge down Edge
- US trade gap narrowed in Jan by more than projected Edge Yahoo
- US launches trade probe into China, EU Edge NST
- Oil went over USD100 after US admits no control over Strait of Hormuz Yahoo
- Trump’s plan to release 172m barrels from oil reserves cuts backstop by 40% Yahoo
- Trump administration may loosen US shipping rules to combat fuel price spike Edge
- Sam Altman says AI is killing labour-capital balance, nobody knows what to do Yahoo
- Canadian pension fund Hoopp ready to invest more capital at home Star
- Canada’s trade deficit widens as auto trade weakens Edge
- EU rejects US trade probe allegations of market overcapacity Edge
- EU warns Iran conflict could push bloc’s inflation above 3% Edge
- EU’s ‘28th regime’: What the new business rulebook means for companies Mail
- Former Deutsche Bank employees seeking USD1b over Paschi case Edge
- Russia to slash spending even as Iran war boosts oil prices Edge
- World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption, IEA says Edge NST Yahoo