Capital markets news | Mon 15 Jun 2026

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GE16 in 2026?
Household spending remains the primary growth engine, supported by low unemployment and targeted subsidy measures that preserve disposable income for lower-income groups. The counterpoint is that household debt levels remain elevated (over 85% of GDP), limiting spending sustainability, and wage growth has not kept pace with productivity gains. Critics also note that targeted subsidies may not adequately reach all vulnerable populations, and rising costs from subsidy rationalization could erode purchasing power, weakening domestic demand in 2H2026.

Equity

Rosado, M&E engineering services provider for data centres, files for ACE Market IPO Edge
EquitiesTracker aims to raise RM7.81m via private placement Star
Rakuten warns of global market ‘perfect storm’, trims KLCI target to 1,770 Edge Star
MY Value Up programme expected to spur capital market re-rating Star
Chinese robot appliance maker Dreame Tech mulling IPO in Hong Kong Edge
SpaceX’s USD100b order book is tiny versus hot Chinese IPOs Edge
World’s hottest stock market turns attention to MSCI moment Star
How to trade the SpaceX IPO in Asia’s locked-out markets Edge
SpaceX surges past USD2t in Nasdaq debut, closes in on Amazon Edge
SpaceX shares indicated over 35% higher in shadow trading Edge
SpaceX IPO has investors sweating over their 401(k)s Yahoo
US SEC proposes eliminating equities trade-through rule Edge
Anthropic vs. OpenAI: Behind the bitter battle for the future of AI Mail
‘Mag 7’ or MANGOS? SpaceX IPO sparks Wall Street debate Mail
Morpho’s USD175m raise shows where crypto VC money is flowing Cointelegraph
Trump taps lawyer who helped defend him as Wall Street’s top cop Yahoo
Global capitalism bets it all on AI future alarming voters Edge

Debt

Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia’s AAA(s) rating affirmed RAM
PTPTN allocates RM3b for higher education financing this year Edge
Walking a fine line Star
Indonesia’s Danantara unit raises USD1.5b in debut dollar bond NST Star
Lotte Chemical Titan’s Indonesian sub accepts RM1.2b loan from Lotte Chemical Corp Star
China’s new loans miss forecasts in May as property slump curbs demand Edge
Yields rise as traders weigh Iran peace prospects, Fed leadership transition Edge
Brazilian bank apologises for mistaken liquidation alert Edge

Commodities

Brent oil prices trend below USD90 per barrel on Friday’s open NST
Oil falls to near 2-month lows as Trump calls off threatened strikes on Iran Edge
US, Iran agree to ceasefire, sending stock futures higher, oil lower Yahoo
Trafigura and Vitol sell more Venezuelan oil to Asia as war roils supply Edge
Tired of chaos, investors retreat from oil market at record pace Edge

Digital assets

Bitcoin nears USD65k as Trump says Hormuz will open in Sunday peace deal Cointelegraph
Bitcoin could crash to USD48k, if this historical pattern is triggered Coindesk
Bitcoin sales are necessary for Strategy’s digital credit business Cointelegraph
Wall Street and crypto crash as tokenised treasury markets hit USD14.6b Coindesk
Tokenisation mirrors the USD20t ETF boom as blockchain and AI converge Coindesk
Perpetual futures could become crypto’s next ETF moment Coindesk
Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market Coindesk
Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents Cointelegraph
Crypto’s next billion-dollar hacker may move at superhuman speed Coindesk
Humanity Protocol’s USD36m hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers Cointelegraph
Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction Edge

M&A

TMK Chemical proposes RM920m cash-share CCM deal Edge NST Star
Tan Chong shareholders also reject recurring related-party deals after heated AGM Edge
A good deal for AmBank, but AmFirst? Star
Alibaba bidding USD1.5b for Chinese grocer in Meituan fight Edge
Western Australia opposes possible Exxon takeover of Woodside Energy Edge
Paramount’s deal for Warner Bros cleared by US DOJ Edge Mail

Malaysia

New sauce in assets Star
Malaysia leads in Islamic derivatives, but adoption lags NST
Affin Bank set to appoint industry veteran as head of asset management business Edge
Investment growth expected to moderate Star
Retailers warn worst price increases still coming as US-Iran war festers Mail
Consumers spending at fastest pace since 2022, but taking home fewer goods in Apr Edge
1Q retail sales growth below expectations at 3.7%, full-year forecast cut Edge NST
Distributive trade growth set to hit 6.1% in 2026 Edge NST
Industrial output jumps in Apr, beating estimates Edge NST Star
Manufacturing sales climb 9.1% to RM175b in Apr NST Star
Galatek Technologies eyes USD100m investment in Penang NST

Other markets

Singapore to implement revised rules for single family offices Edge
Singapore companies most cautious about global expansion, says accounting group Edge
Singapore launches Standards and Conformance 2035 roadmap Star
Indonesian economy comes up for air but struggles to win back investors NST
Indonesia’s rupiah defence strategy comes at cost of higher household burden Mail
Indonesia tightening oversight of forex trading to boost rupiah Edge
War, weak rupiah and wary investors put pressure on Indonesia’s economy Mail
Economy not heading for depression, says Chatib Star
Indonesia says export agency to focus on price, not trading Edge
Shanghai eyes asset hub status Star
China issues guidelines to classify financial information data Edge
Japan says working closely with US on foreign investment screening framework NST
All eyes on Fed Chair Warsh as he leads first FOMC meet Mail NST Yahoo
Ultra-rich Americans are moving cash out of the market and hoarding historic levels Yahoo
Money-market funds are retail’s hot trade Star
Paul Krugman claims rigged system made Elon Musk a trillionaire Yahoo
US can enforce 10% global tariffs until appeals court rules Edge
US Fed, Bank of England stay guarded after 100 days of Iran war Edge
UK economy shrank in Apr as Iran war started to take toll Edge
ECB ready to hike again in Jul if needed, Governing Council member says Edge
Switzerland votes on proposal to cap population at 10m NST