Capital markets news | Wed 10 Jun 2026
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GE16 in 2026?
The government claims unemployment is at approximately 3%, the lowest in a decade, with increasing job placements reflecting improved labour market conditions. Notwithstanding, low headline unemployment masks underlying issues: many Malaysians remain in underemployment or informal work without stable income, and youth unemployment continues to be disproportionately high. Furthermore, critics argue that job growth has not translated into quality, high-wage positions in strategic sectors, with many new jobs concentrated in low-skill services.
Equity
- Tanco suffers another limit-down, losing streak wipes out RM6b from market cap Edge Mail
- Tanco tanks as MD sells shares, brother snaps them up Edge
- DNeX unit secures 20% stake in Terengganu state-owned O&G JV Edge NST Star
- Malaysia govt funds to channel capital into firms adopting MY Value Up Edge NST Star
- Many large listed firms still under-promoted, under-researched – SC Edge
- Real estate records RM78.2b investment in 2025 amid 86.7% surge in private equity Edge
- Sime Darby Property launches RM1.25b fund for data centres, industrial assets Edge Star
- Corporates must enhance capital efficiency Star
- Singapore court moves to seize Capital A’s shares in BigPay and Teleport Edge
- Leveraged ETF goes haywire in Korea with wrong-way 40% moves Edge
- SpaceX IPO demand is approaching 4 times oversubscribed Yahoo
- SpaceX IPO fever sparks hunt for proxy plays in Asia NST
- SpaceX IPO well oversubscribed with USD10b orders Edge
- SpaceX lockups turn tsunami into constant pounding Edge
- Goldman Sachs made a bold statement about SpaceX; here’s why I’m not buying it Yahoo
- The math on SpaceX’s IPO is virtually impossible Yahoo
- Jim Chanos rejects SpaceX IPO comparison to Amazon, Google, Meta’s early days Yahoo
- OpenAI files confidentially for IPO as rivals race to market Edge Star
- Perplexity plans 2028 IPO regardless of Anthropic or OpenAI listings Edge NST
- Super Micro Computer to raise USD7b in equity offerings to meet AI server demand Yahoo
- Databricks in talks to raise funds at over USD165b Edge
- The AI rally may have finally met its match – the rising Fed rate Star
- Securitize CEO says tokenised stocks could unlock a USD5t crypto market Coindesk
- Wall Street will run entirely on the blockchain by 2030, says Brickken CEO Coindesk
Debt
- Reliable credit data key to expanding MSME financing access Edge Star
- Maybank handles USD4.9b deals for Singapore, Malaysia hub Edge Star
- Maybank steps up support for SMEs affected by war Star
- Banks’ asset quality intact Star
- Indonesian rupiah firms, 10-year yield jumps after surprise rate hike Edge
- Indonesia’s 5-year bond yield climbs to highest since 2020 Star
- China’s Tencent draws more than USD17b in orders for dual-currency bond Edge NST
- Taiwan five-year yields at highest since 2008 on cash, rate view Edge
- Indian banks rise on RBI forex swap window for lenders’ overseas borrowings Edge
- Treasury’s USD500b-a-week T-bill fix isn’t a problem yet Edge
- Amazon to raise USD10b in record bond sale Star
- Trad.Fi, W3 target USD650m in onchain private credit using AI evaluation Coindesk
- A16z, Paradigm lead USD175m bet to move global credit markets onchain Coindesk
- Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures are rising, a worrisome sign Yahoo
- Senegal faces fresh debt scrutiny without IMF deal, S&P warns Edge
Commodities
- Malaysia confirms 2026 Opec+ quota, joins study on 2027 production capacity Edge NST
- LNG demand in Asia recovers from Iran shock as China buys: Russell NST
- Oil prices fall to 7-week low as Iran and Israel halt attacks NST Star
- The Strait of Hormuz is ‘leaking’ oil Yahoo
- Why oil’s not at USD200 after the biggest supply shock in history Yahoo
- Giant oil supertanker orders eclipse record set in 2008 Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin’s USD235b crash masks bigger shift in crypto Star
- Bitcoin inflows slow sharply in 2026 as investors chase AI, Bernstein says Coindesk
- USDT’s flashing a golden cross and that may be bad news for bitcoin Coindesk
- Bitcoin may act as a ‘canary in the coal mine’ as risk-off pressure spreads Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin 4-year cycle puts focus on USD53k low before 2028 price high Cointelegraph
- Come back after the summer, says one analyst on crypto markets Coindesk
- Coinbase and Cardless unveil credit card backed by stablecoins Coindesk
- UK financial regulator moves to allow mutual funds 10% exposure to crypto ETNs Coindesk
- Blockchain researchers warn HTX sanctions may blur crypto risk signals Cointelegraph
Malaysia
- Malaysia urged to use capital markets to fast-track chip ambitions NST
- Forex reserves expand to USD130.6b at end-May Edge NST Star
- Khazanah: Investments key to Malaysia’s next growth phase Edge
- ASNB enhances zakat fulfilment via new al-mustaghallat, khultah method NST Star
- Finance minister II, SC chief urge accountants to uphold trust and integrity Edge NST
- Khazanah CIO: Malaysia must move beyond manufacturing NST
- Malaysia eyes RM800b in electronics exports in 2026 Edge Star
- Collins Aerospace invests USD63m in Subang MRO facility expansion Edge NST
Other markets
- Bombardier to invest USD78m expanding Singapore service hub Edge
- Indonesia delivers shock rate hike to reverse market sell-off Edge Mail NST Star
- Thailand’s shrinking surplus raises baht stability fears, say analysts Star
- China preparing USD295b plan to fund nationwide AI buildout Edge
- AI supercycle propels China’s trade with 111% boom in chip sales Edge Star
- Weak yen, hawkish Fed add to pressure on BOJ to accelerate hikes Edge
- UBS reduces Asia ESG staff by half in global restructuring Edge
- Aussie consumer confidence slips in Jun Star
- White House sends blunt message to Warsh as Fed rate fears rise Yahoo
- BlackRock warns of energy shock as May CPI to show acceleration in inflation Coindesk
- May inflation likely topped 4% for first time in 3 years, economists say Yahoo
- Social Security fund could vanish in 6 years, trustees say Yahoo
- US wholesale inventories increase for third straight month in Apr Edge
- US trade gap narrows as oil exports offset AI-related imports Edge Yahoo
- Canada trade surplus widens to largest since before tariffs Edge
- Fitch cuts 2026 global growth forecast to 2.4% on oil shock, raises China outlook NST