Capital markets news | Wed 29 Apr 2026
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Private credit
Private credit loans are not priced through active markets, so their values come from internal models, third‑party estimates, or comparable‑loan assumptions. This produces smoother reported returns than publicly traded debt. But the stability can be misleading because losses often appear only when a borrower defaults or a loan is sold at a discount. As a result, the low volatility largely reflects limited price discovery, not necessarily lower underlying risk.
Equity
- Pimpinan Ehsan to delist after PN16 regularisation plan collapses Edge
- Cradle launches Elevate, startup accelerator programme to drive early-stage growth Edge
- Censuria taps Affin to advance family office plan Star
- CATL prices USD5b HK share placement at low end of range Edge NST
- Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square IPO expected to raise USD5b Edge
- OpenAI falls short of own revenue, user targets as it races toward IPO Edge
- Kendall Jenner’s company gets investment from Sazerac Yahoo
Debt
- Malakoff subsidiary issues RM450m SRI sukuk for green, transition projects Edge Star
- Bank Islam raises RM1b via latest tranche of RM10b sukuk issuance NST Star
- Kimlun in RM26m Islamic commercial papers offering Star
- BNM: Financing of up to RM750k for SMEs under RM5b relief facility Edge NST Star
- Labuan IBFC focuses on Islamic finance to stand out from global rivals Edge
- Firms hunt for cheaper credit as rates fall slowly Star
- BlackRock says higher government bond yields are here to stay Edge
- Fund finance market grows past USD1t Star
- Riot extends USD200m Coinbase credit facility Coindesk
- UK 10-year gilt yields head for highest close since 2008 Edge
- Barclays hoping to recover more over 50% on MFS but not sure how to hunt assets Edge
- Russian central bank wants mandatory yuan reserves for lenders Edge
- Legacy banks are hitting a breaking point as AI takes over the heavy lifting Coindesk
Commodities
- China’s state refiners seek to resume fuel exports after halt Edge
- Trump says Iran wants Hormuz open amid efforts to end war Yahoo
- Oil prices hit USD110 while stocks waver on Iran impasse Edge Mail NST Star Yahoo
- UAE leaves Opec in major blow to global oil producers’ group Edge Mail NST Yahoo
- Analysts warn of long-term shift in oil market power NST Yahoo
- UAE tells some oil buyers to pick up gulf supply outside Hormuz Edge
- Idemitsu Maru VLCC tanker attempts to cross the Strait of Hormuz Edge
- First tanker loaded with LNG leaves Gulf: Kpler Edge
- Oil and gas execs don’t expect Hormuz traffic to normalize until Aug Yahoo
- America barely uses OPEC oil. Why are gas prices so high? Yahoo
- US gas prices could fall after UAE’s latest move Yahoo
- Energy experts expect another spike at the pump Yahoo
- Less than 30% of oil wells active in Venezuela, says official Edge
- China’s CMOC agrees USD1.7b deal for Ecuador gold project Edge
- World Bank sees commodity prices hitting 4-year high in 2026 Edge
Digital assets
- Malaysia debuts first tokenised sukuk as Khazanah, SC launch RM100m pilot Edge Star
- Crypto traders turn cautious as bitcoin loses steam below USD80k Coindesk
- Bitcoin rally falters as AI industry weakens and Clarity Act approval odds fall Cointelegraph
- Paul Tudor Jones calls bitcoin the ‘best inflation hedge,’ warns of overvalued stocks Coindesk
- RedStone launches settlement layer for RWA liquidity gap in DeFi lending Cointelegraph
- The age of agentic commerce has arrived Coindesk
- Visa is teaming up with a Tether co-founder to build onchain banks Coindesk
- New wallet offers way to tackle bitcoin’s quantum risk without a fork Coindesk
M&A
- Jasa Kita to acquire KT System for RM10m to enter power and utilities sector Edge Star
- Eneos said to be in final talks for Chevron’s Asian assets, including in Malaysia Edge
- Tropicana to acquire 15 land parcels in Langkawi for RM195.9m Edge Star
- Avaland buys Taman U-Thant land for RM86m for luxury residential project Edge Star
- 7-Eleven unit buys land in Seri Kembangan to set up food commissary Edge Star
- Digital Edge weighing options, including sale for up to USD10b Edge
- US-sanctioned Chinese refiner Hengli restructures Singapore unit Edge
- Chinese billionaire overhauls AI startup after warning on Manus Edge
- Meta prepares to undo Manus acquisition after China ban Edge
- Paramount seeks FCC approval for foreign investors backing Warner acquisition Edge NST
- Grupo Mexico to merge power unit with Saavi Star
Malaysia
- Ekuinas selects Kopi Hang Tuah for capacity building programme Edge NST Star
- Securities Commission launches innovation challenge for youths on river resilience Edge
- Johor’s Forest City targets flight of wealth from conflict zones NST
- Economy minister warns of rising food and construction costs, labour market pressure Edge
- Kenanga Investment revises Malaysia’s 2026 PPI to 1.9% NST
- Malaysia submits explanation on issues highlighted under US Trade Act of 1974 Edge
- Muted impact from conflict for Labuan IBFC Star
- Labuan IBFC sees moderate growth in new business incorporations Edge
- Labuan IBFC records USD94b in total assets in 2025 Star
- Malaysia, EU in final stage of signing free trade agreement NST
- MACC secures court order to freeze USD1.7m in Barbados accounts linked to 1MDB Edge
- Aries Telecoms’ guarantors fail to disqualify BPMB’s lawyers in RM400m loan case Edge
- Cropmate confirms RM12.21m held in accounts frozen by MACC Edge Star
- Malaysia may mint 5 more billionaires, add over 300 wealthy people by 2031 Edge NST Star
- Malaysia’s data centre capacity to double to 2,055MW by 2026 – JLL Edge
- Johor tops Malaysia’s as leading data centre hub NST
- Strong investor confidence fuels innovation culture Edge
Other markets
- Thailand projects lower growth, fewer tourists due to Mideast war Edge
- Philippines says Czech authorities released key suspect in corruption scandal Edge
- China’s economic momentum remains firm Star
- BOJ keeps rates steady but hawkish split points to Jun hike Edge Mail NST
- Japan ready ’24 hours’ to act on currency swings, finance minister says Edge
- South Korean lawmakers condemn US pressure over Coupang probe Edge
- New Zealand jobs hit 14-month high despite Iran war concerns Edge
- US pump prices near 4-year high on Iran war disruption, refinery outages Edge
- US consumer confidence unexpectedly climbs on jobs outlook Edge
- Trump unhappy with Iran’s latest proposal to end the war Edge
- US clean power growth to hit record this year despite Trump Edge
- Energy firms agree with US to end 2 offshore wind projects Edge
- Inflation surge and eroding growth raise policy dilemma for ECB Edge
- Energy prices drag German consumer sentiment to 3-year low, survey finds Edge
- Austria extends bank tax in EUR5.1b plan to meet EU budget rules Edge
- Spike in oil prices spurred EV buying spree in Mar Edge
- AI’s rapid rise outpaces safety Edge
- Global regulators trail banks in AI as Mythos raises oversight concerns, report finds Edge