Capital markets news | Thu 2 Apr 2026
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Equity
- Malacca Securities values Main Market-bound MTT Shipping 41% above IPO Edge
- PublicInvest values ACE Market-bound Golden Destinations 11% above IPO Edge
- Singapore’s Circulate Capital raises USD220m for Asia Fund Edge
- Indonesia offers 3-year timeline to lift public float to 15% Edge
- Mega IPOs set to test US market depth despite volatility NST
- Crypto asset manager CoinShares to list on Nasdaq in USD1.2b SPAC deal Coindesk
- SpaceX confidentially files for IPO Yahoo
- Code-named Project Apex, 21 banks lined up for SpaceX’s mega IPO Edge NST
- Cango raises capital as it faces NYSE delisting risk with shares below USD1 Coindesk
- Big Short legend says Iran war is running the entire stock market right now Yahoo
- Investing legend Mohamed El-Erian says he’s avoiding stocks Yahoo
- Market rallies on ‘Hormuz Hope,’ but ‘frothy bull’ is gone, says fund managers Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley analyst sends urgent S&P 500 message Yahoo
- OpenAI valued at USD852b after USD122b round Edge Mail NST Star Coindesk
- Intel looks to put millions more into SambaNova startup chaired by CEO Tan Yahoo
Debt
- TNB’s RM10b sukuk programme assigned AAA rating RAM Edge Star
- DNeX’s maiden sukuk programme assigned ratings RAM Edge NST
- MK Land’s unit accepts RM148m term loan, revolving credit for solar project Edge
- Maxim Global unit secures RM54m facilities for Cheras sewerage project Edge Star
- SME Bank: Approved financing up 19% to RM4.3b in 2025 Edge NST Star
- ABM: Banking industry remains resilient, customers to get support Star
- ABM urges individuals, businesses to seek early bank support Edge
- Vietnam raises USD133m in government bond auction Edge
- Energy shock clouds USD800b of Asian data centre financing Edge
- Asian credit-default swaps head for biggest drop in 11 months Edge
- Australia offers businesses USD693m in cheap loans to ease fuel cost pressure Yahoo
- Treasuries erase gains as solid US data precedes Trump speech Edge
- The bond market is helping resolve the Fed’s interest rate dilemma Yahoo
- US mortgage rates rise to 7-month high of 6.57% Edge
- US Treasury to discuss private credit markets with insurance regulators Yahoo
- Private lenders delay reckoning with payment concessions on stressed debt Edge
- World Bank approves USD2b loan for Turkey’s new railway project NST
Digital assets
- Bitcoin’s crashes are shrinking, and Wall Street is starting to notice Coindesk
- Newbie’s guide to surviving crypto winter Cointelegraph
- Mined in America floated to boost bitcoin mining manufacturing Cointelegraph
- Mysterious trader buys USD53m ether ahead of Trump’s 9pm Iran address Yahoo
- CFTC warns against insider trading in prediction markets Edge
- JPMorgan enters prediction markets as competition surges Coindesk
- Solana platform Drift confirms attack as USD200m leaves Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Grayscale’s research head says tokenisation will happen in waves Coindesk
- Citadel-backed EDX Markets applies for US trust charter Coindesk
- Brazil’s B3 exchange to offer bitcoin-linked event contracts Coindesk
M&A
- YTL offers to take over Concrete Engineering Products for RM2.60 Edge NST Star
- Hume Cement mulls foray into non-cement business Edge
- Surface decor firm Topmix buys Johor industrial land to boost capacity Edge Star
- Bina Puri to dispose Selayang HQ for RM10m in debt reduction move NST
- Semantan Estate’s application dismissed, compensation hearing deferred Edge
- Willowglen to merge automation business with Singapore firm in RM215m deal Edge
- KKR to take Japan’s Taiyo private in USD3.2b deal Edge
- TCL buys majority stake in Sony home entertainment business Edge
- Amazon in talks to buy USD9b satellite group Globalstar Yahoo
- Franklin Templeton launches crypto division with 250 Digital acquisition Coindesk
- Unilever, McCormick strike deal to create USD65b food giant NST Star
Malaysia
- Airwallex gains BNM approval for full payment services in Malaysia Edge Star
- Malaysians should brace for gradual rise in electricity prices Edge
- Electricity rebates fall to 0.47 sen/kWh for Apr Star
- Manufacturing PMI returns to growth amid rise in cost pressures Edge Mail Star
- BNM turns wary but keeps the faith in growth Star
- BNM imposes million-ringgit fine on Bank Rakyat over cybersecurity Edge NST Star
- Bank Rakyat took remedial measures after cybersecurity incident Edge NST Star
- Work-from-home for public sector, govt-linked companies from 15 Apr Edge
- Govt to review business licensing process, cut red tape for affected sectors Edge
- Malaysia CEOs have stronger appetite than most to reinvent business Edge
- Data centre construction costs hit USD12m per MW amid AI boom Edge
- Singapore’s DayOne commits RM28b, eyes Malaysia as core hub NST
- MACC gives Rafizi’s former aide James Chai 2 weeks to give his statement Edge
Other markets
- Microsoft pledges USD5.5b AI investment in Singapore Edge
- Singapore weighs adding gold storage for global central banks Edge
- Prabowo sets 100GW solar power target Star
- Thai business group cuts 2026 GDP growth forecast to 1.2%-1.6% Edge
- Japan business mood, inflation expectations rise, Mideast war clouds outlook NST
- Sentiment improves among Japan’s big firms, but Iran war clouds outlook NST
- South Korea exports continue to surge despite escalating Iran risks Edge Star
- Asia manufacturing holds up but cracks show as war lifts prices Edge NST Star
- Markets are too aggressive on Fed hikes, Goldman says Yahoo
- Wells Fargo CEO flags economic disconnect between markets and Main Street Yahoo
- Trump’s Fed pick wants ‘regime change’ at central bank Cointelegraph
- Bank of America forecasts mild stagflation, braces for USD100 oil all year Yahoo
- Oil price predictions surge to USD200 Yahoo
- Moody’s always-correct recession model just hit 49% before Iran war Yahoo
- US job openings decline in Feb as hiring slows Star
- US companies add 62k jobs, led by healthcare, says ADP Edge
- US manufacturing expands most since 2022, input costs jump Edge Yahoo
- US retail sales in Feb rise by more than forecast in broad advance Edge Star
- Consumer spending powered US economic growth, Iran war tests resilience Yahoo
- Jack Dorsey says AI to replace middle manager after Block cuts 4k jobs Coindesk
- Brazil’s central bank boosts gold holdings to second-largest reserve asset Edge
- UK factory PMI shows worst supply chain stress since 2022 Edge
- BOE warns on escalating risks from AI and fallout from Iran war Edge
- Global factory costs surge as Iran war disrupts supply chains Mail
- The era of cheap oil is over Yahoo