Capital markets news | Thu 14 May 2026
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Equity
- Fashion accessories group Bee Same plans ACE Market IPO to grow retail presence Edge
- MSCI kicks out 6 stocks from Malaysia index Edge Star
- MSCI-driven selldown wipes out over RM2b in market capitalisation Edge
- 3 generations of fund managers shape how Bursa moves – AmInvestment Bank Edge
- Malaysia’s MY Value Up may spur investments: JP Morgan NST
- Japan firm eyeing to invest RM39m in Malaysia Star
- Indonesian stocks slide after MSCI culls six companies from its index Edge Star
- Indonesian stocks reel from latest MSCI review, rupiah bounces from record low Edge NST
- Hedge fund CFM opens office in Shanghai, assets top USD27b Edge
- Metaplanet delays preferred share listing due to Japanese market structure Coindesk
- Ethereum app builder Consensys has delayed its potential IPO until fall Coindesk
- Crypto wallet provider Ledger puts IPO plans on hold due to market conditions Coindesk
- Anduril valued at USD61b in round led by Thrive, Andreessen Edge
- Microsoft eyeing startup deals for life after OpenAI Yahoo
- Judge says cannot rubber stamp USD1.5m Musk-SEC deal Yahoo
- Anthropic warns investors to avoid certain secondary market sellers Edge Coindesk
- Hedge fund Dymon’s assets near USD8b, blowing past estimate Edge
- Family offices build stake in niche miner after stock soars 900% Star
Debt
- Maybank completes RM1.2b sukuk issuance for Tier 2 capital Edge Star
- TotalEnergies, MK Land achieve financial close for Kulim solar project Edge NST Star
- 3 individuals charged in relation to RM400m BPMB loan in 2012 Edge
- Commission steps up engagement ahead of consumer credit act implementation NST
- Philippine bonds face extended slump Star
- Japan’s 20-year bond yield rises to 1997 high on inflation woes Edge
- Japanese funds dump most US debt since 2022 as Fed wagers flip Yahoo
- US 10-year yield hits highest since Jul on inflation angst Edge Star Yahoo
- Mexico rating outlook revised to negative at S&P as debts mount Edge
- Political turmoil and inflation threat vie to push up UK borrowing costs Edge Star
- G7 long bond stress intensifies Edge
Commodities
- Indonesia begins receiving Nigerian crude to diversify supplies Edge
- Asean urged to address financing for regional fuel-sharing mechanism Edge
- India’s April palm oil imports fall 26% to 4-month low on weak demand Edge
- Why India’s higher tariffs are unlikely to dent gold, silver demand Edge NST Star
- Why Modi wants Indians to stop buying gold Edge
- Trump says no need for China’s help on Iran as shippers seek passage through Hormuz Edge
- Chinese oil tanker exits Strait of Hormuz, stops at Gulf of Oman Edge
- Saudis tell Opec that oil output sank again to lowest since 1990 Edge
- Nations drawing down oil stocks at record pace: IEA NST
- How the US and China’s oil markets are ‘shielding’ the world economy Yahoo
- Opec cuts 2026 global oil demand growth forecast Edge
- Global oil supply to plunge below demand this year due to Iran war, IEA says Edge Yahoo
- JPMorgan pulls no punches on Strait of Hormuz, oil prices Yahoo
- Copper rallies above USD14k a tonne, nearing fresh all-time high Star
Digital assets
- Banking tokenisation must be phased and measured – BNM assistant governor Edge
- Bitcoin buyers with long-term ‘conviction’ surges 300% Coindesk
- Bitcoin vs gold: 26% relative undervaluation Coindesk
- Bitcoin price history suggests 77% odds of new all-time high within a year Cointelegraph
- Charles Schwab begins US rollout of spot crypto trading for retail customers Coindesk
- Tokenised Treasuries hit USD15b as bitcoin stalls, Fed rate-rise concerns build Coindesk
- NUVA connects Figure’s USD19b of tokenised assets to Ethereum Coindesk
- US government asks for USD1m forfeiture ahead of sentencing Cointelegraph
- Societe Generale deploys stablecoins on Canton for tokenised finance Cointelegraph
M&A
- YTL Cement owns 70.22% of Concrete Engineering Products at close of offer Edge
- Axis REIT acquires Shah Alam industrial complex for RM38m in related-party deal Edge
- Jalan Pangkor land in Penang up for tender at RM35m Edge
- Blackstone drops USD4b New World deal over control clash Edge
- Japan’s regional bank merger wave to create USD74b lender Edge
- China’s USD3b US clean tech exit is an investment warning Edge
- Telecom giant KDDI to acquire 14.9% of Coincheck in USD65m deal Coindesk
- Aramco seeks to raise over USD10b from property portfolio Edge
- BYD in talks with Stellantis and others about taking Europe plants Edge Mail
Malaysia
- No such thing as T20-only supply chain NST
- Income labels fail to reflect Malaysians’ real financial struggles NST
- Construction sector grew 8.5% to RM46.5b in 1Q2026 – DOSM Star
- Economic adviser warns of production stoppages in Jun due to supply crisis Edge
- Malaysia key middle in global supply chains amid geopolitical shifts NST Star
- Najib gets nod to stay payment of over USD1b to SRC in civil suit, pending appeal Edge
- Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB fraud Edge
- Govt to discuss reports of Jho Low’s alleged US pardon bid next week Edge
- Jho Low investigation ongoing, says IGP Edge
- H&M to move South-east Asia hub to Kuala Lumpur Mail
- Suria Capital to diversify into power business starting with Kimanis gas plant Edge
- Public support for JS-SEZ hinges on jobs, housing and traffic solutions NST
Other markets
- Indonesia wealth fund taps Mandiri banker Ramadhana as CEO Edge
- Chinese firms warn Indonesia’s nickel quotas, tax hikes threaten investment Edge
- Indonesia tries ex-minister Makarim in Chromebook graft case Edge
- Indonesia task force hands over 2.37m hectares of seized land to Agrinas Edge
- Japan likely to raise interest rates to 2% by end-2027 Star
- Japan megabanks to gain access to Anthropic’s Mythos in about 2 weeks Edge
- Investors rush to decode new Australian capital gains tax rules Edge
- Kevin Warsh confirmed new Fed chair Cointelegraph Yahoo
- UBS delays Fed rate cuts on inflation concerns, as jobs stay resilient Yahoo
- Fed’s Collins says rate hikes may be needed to curb inflation Yahoo
- Why inflation could peak in the next month, according to Morgan Stanley Yahoo
- Trump says he does not consider economic impacts on Americans during Iran talks NST
- US producer prices post biggest gain in 4 years in Apr Edge Yahoo
- US clears USD35.46b tariff refunds for importers so far Edge NST
- Court halts order finding new Trump tariffs unlawful for now Edge Mail
- Dimon says JPMorgan would scrap UK HQ over higher bank taxes Edge
- French jobless rate jumps above 8% for first time since 2021 Edge