Capital markets news | Wed 20 May 2026
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Johor‑Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS -SEZ)
The two governments have agreed to accelerate renewable‑energy projects within the SEZ and to develop cross‑border renewable‑energy trading. That means Johor could host large solar, hydrogen, and grid‑connected facilities whose output is partly exported to Singapore, turning the SEZ into a physical conduit for “green electrons” as well as physical goods.
Equity
- Bus Cap’s IPO shares oversubscribed by 72 times Edge Star
- Bird’s nest company Enest, M&A Sec sign underwriting for ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Capital A to exit PN17 today Edge NST Star
- Majuperak exits affected listed issuer status, strengthens recovery journey Star
- Kyle Su’s Kuark Capital launches USD400m Asia tech-focused hedge fund NST
- 10-year Treasury yield is moving the ‘wrong way’ for stocks Yahoo
- Crypto IPO boom stalls as AI frenzy reshapes tech markets Coindesk
- Private equity cries out for a rebranding Edge
- Polymarket partners with Nasdaq to list private company contracts Cointelegraph
- Zerohash pursues funding at USD1.5b valuation after Mastercard drops plans Coindesk
- SEC wants to let newly public companies raise cash instantly Coindesk Yahoo
Debt
- MEX Capital’s RM1.13b sukuk AA2 rating affirmed RAM
- Exsim Capital’s Tranche 5 sukuk upgraded to AAA on fully cash-backed position RAM
- Maxis unit raises RM1b via sukuk issuance Edge Star
- Maybank Asset Management launches global private credit fund for HNW investors Star
- Indonesia kicks off latest foreign bond sale as pressure builds Edge
- Thai cabinet approves more than USD6b in new borrowing to finance subsidy scheme Edge
- China aims to raise USD882m in Hong Kong green bond sale Edge
- Indian firms turn to floating-rate debt as interest rate hikes loom Edge
- Global bond selloff threatens turmoil in weakest Asian economies Edge
- HSBC raises USD1b in 3-part Australian dollar bond deal Edge NST
- AMP scales back private credit exposure Star
- US 30-year yield hits highest since 2007 on inflation angst Edge Yahoo
- Investors see no let-up in bond market strain Yahoo
- Foreign holdings of Treasuries fell in Mar amid bill sales Edge
- Japan, China lead declines in foreign holdings of Treasuries in Mar Edge
- Saudi Arabia, UAE trim US debt holdings by nearly USD17b Yahoo
- UK PM hopeful said to reject fiscal rule change Edge
- Bond sell-off is about inflation – not fiscal risks Edge
- UBS says to buy the bond market panic Yahoo
Commodities
Digital assets
- Japan’s ruling party proposes financial infrastructure built with AI, blockchain Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin bear market different with pessimistic traders limiting downside Coindesk
- Bitcoin miners becoming critical suppliers in AI infrastructure Cointelegraph
- JPMorgan says ether and altcoins won’t catch up to bitcoin Coindesk
- Mountain of T-bills won’t save Tether and Circle from liquidity crisis Coindesk
- Solana futures funding rate turns negative Cointelegraph
- Former BNY exec launches NUVA, bets tokenisation will remake Wall Street Coindesk
- Trump administration set to roll out plan for trading crypto versions of stocks Edge
- Trump orders government, Fed to review crypto firms’ access to payment rails Coindesk
- BitGo creates modular digital asset infrastructure model for banks Cointelegraph
- Polymarket unlocks USD5t private market for retail traders Coindesk
- CFTC sues Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz over prediction markets ban Cointelegraph
Malaysia
- EPF 1Q investment income up 50%; warns of softer quarters ahead Edge Mail Star
- FIMM reprimands former unit trust consultant over misconduct Star
- Apr headline inflation accelerates to fastest in 18 months Edge NST Star
- 18-month high Apr CPI signals inflation pressures but BNM expected to hold rates Edge
- AI capex boom could boost economic growth – BMI Edge NST
- Best growth of 2026 could already be behind Malaysia, BMI predicts Mail
- StanChart: Growth expected to be at 4.5% this year Star
- Malaysia riding out oil shock from strength: Standard Chartered NST
- Govt identifies 5 manufacturing sub-sectors most affected by global supply crisis Star
- IRB urges proper declaration of business expenses in tax returns Edge
- Norway’s missile export to Malaysia derailed by US-made component Edge
- Malayan Flour Mills earmarks RM100m for Malaysia, Vietnam expansion Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Indonesia plans to tighten state control over commodity exports Edge
- Indonesian markets slump on commodity export control speculation Edge
- Rupiah drops to historic low before Bank Indonesia decision Edge
- Hanoi sets sights on building corporate giants Star
- Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market projected to reach USD289.8b by 2029 NST
- Japan’s solid 1Q GDP faces reality check as Iran war threatens economy Edge NST
- Moody’s chief economist sees Jul rate hike over inflation, weaker economy Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley resets Fed interest rate cut path for 2027 Yahoo
- Fed to avoid rate cut this year; economists say war-driven inflation is transitory Yahoo
- Top economist says real inflation threat is not tariffs, Iran oil shock Yahoo
- Elon Musk has a stark message on Americans and the economy Yahoo
- Fed’s inflation tracker flashes warning: prices are set to rise more Yahoo
- Incoming Fed chair Warsh details first round of asset divestments Yahoo
- US SEC ends decades-old ‘gag rule’ in enforcement settlements Edge
- US seeks to drop criminal charges against Adani Edge
- UK unemployment rises as Mideast war hits jobs market Edge
- UK on verge of trade deal with Gulf states, says head of GCC Edge
- StanChart to cut 7k jobs; AI to replace ‘lower-value human capital’ Edge NST Star
- EU races to finalise US trade deal to avoid more Trump tariffs Edge
- EU parliament adopts higher tariffs on foreign steel Edge
- G7 urges fiscal restraint in face of war shock to economies Edge
- Central banks have a real rate problem Edge
- Economic outlook at risk of further deterioration, OECD says Edge