Capital markets news | Fri 17 Jul 2026
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National politics
If PH thinks public sentiment is turning against it, it would usually prefer to delay GE16 rather than rush into a snap election, because extra time can help it improve its image, let current dissatisfaction fade, and wait for BN to suffer its own scandal or setback. But waiting is only useful if conditions are likely to improve; if the economy, coalition unity, or voter mood get worse, delaying can actually hurt PH more than it helps.
Equity
- GuocoLand Malaysia shares to be suspended from 30 Jul ahead of delisting Edge
- Chinese banks set for USD41m payday from chipmaker’s USD8.6b IPO Edge NST
- Global investors hunt for creative backdoors into China’s mega CXMT IPO Edge
- Baidu to upgrade Hong Kong listing status to attract capital Edge
- South Korea to halt new listings of single stock leveraged ETFs Edge
- HSBC upgrades Indian equities to ‘neutral’ on easing oil prices, return of foreign flows Edge
- Warren Buffett says Alphabet can beat 95% of Wall Street stock picks Yahoo
- Citadel Securities invests USD400m in Crypto.com Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Crypto brokerage firm Alpaca raises USD135m for tokenised stock infrastructure Coindesk
- Tether invests USD20m in Argentine neobank Ualá in Latin America push Coindesk
Debt
- Cagamas issues Malaysia’s first sukuk based on new interbank benchmark Edge NST Star
- MDEC, CapBay to provide RM200m growth financing for tech ecosystem Edge
- Malaysians now owe over RM5b in buy-now-pay-later loans Edge
- Malaysian purchasing power up 18% off but debt clouds the horizon Mail
- High-tech investment ‘shining light of China’s economy’ Star
- India’s Tata Capital raises USD400m in dollar bond sale after strong demand Edge
Digital assets
- Binance remains banned in Malaysia Edge
- 2 groups of crypto investors are selling bitcoin to cap its latest price recovery Coindesk
- Injective files to bring securities ownership records onchain Cointelegraph
- T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETF Coindesk
- Inside the high-stakes race to build an open financial system for AI bots Coindesk
M&A
- Kerjaya Prospek buys 9.09% stake in ES Sunlogy for RM18.8m Edge NST Star
- MKH appoints Kenanga IB as adviser for Batu Kawan’s takeover offer Edge
- SHH to acquire 51% stake in gold mining firm Star
- DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Penang for sale at RM250m Edge
- Appellate court upholds decision for Farlim to refund RM8.4m to Ayer Itam Edge
- Hyundai Motor makes Boston Dynamics wholly-owned Edge
- Stripe’s USD53b PayPal bid is high-stakes play to own future of digital payments Coindesk
- Keyrock acquires BlockFills trading assets to expand institutional crypto business Coindesk
- British Steel nationalised as Burnham prepares to become PM Edge
- Uber in USD15b deal for Delivery Hero Edge Mail NST Star Investors
- ABB announces biggest ever acquisition with USD5.5b deal for Rotork Edge
- Seven & i said to be exploring stake in Poland’s Zabka Edge
Malaysia
- Liquidity in Malaysia may tighten further as rate-hike bets grow Edge Star
- National Trust Fund Bill 2026 passed in Dewan Rakyat Edge
- Petronas contributed RM13.5b to KWAN since inception, funds only used twice Edge
- Proposed KWAN laws widen funding base beyond Petronas NST
- MOF shoots down talk of Asset Recovery Trust Account funds misuse Edge
- KWAP duped into near RM200m eFishery investment Edge Star
- PAC to discuss need for probe into KWAP’s eFishery investment Edge
- Semiconductor sector attracted RM91.9b in investments since 2024 Edge
- Govt launches LSS6, expecting to attract RM13b-RM15b in private investment Edge NST
- Malaysia’s consumer spending to grow in 2026 – BMI Edge NST Star
- Retrenchments in Malaysia hit high-skilled workers the most, Maybank finds Edge
- Fair pay not enough to keep workers satisfied NST
- Cropmate says MACC has lifted freeze on all bank accounts linked to probe Edge Star
- Padini says all of its bank accounts released by MACC Edge Star
- Malaysia is fifth largest source of foreign investment in Indonesia’s 2Q NST
Other markets
- Indonesia names consortia for second batch of waste projects Star
- Japan finance minister: Economic growth may warrant review of pension asset mix Edge
- Japan household inflation expectations rise, build case for BOJ rate hikes Edge
- BOK hikes rates for first time in 3½ years, signals more Edge Mail NST Star
- India’s balance of payments deficit extends in May as portfolio outflows persist Edge
- Asia entering multi-trillion-dollar energy investment cycle as AI power demand rises Edge
- Fed’s Logan favours modestly higher rates to lower inflation Yahoo
- Economist: “The biggest threat” to inflation isn’t buried in the Jun CPI report Yahoo
- Fed Chair drove a dagger through Wall Street’s heart statement on inflation Yahoo
- TSMC to spend USD265b on US buildout in key Trump deal Edge
- US weekly jobless claims fall; labour market remains stable Edge Star
- JPMorgan CEO Dimon says Anthropic’s Mythos AI risks are a ‘real issue’ Edge NST
- US sets 25% duty on some Brazilian imports starting 22 Jul Edge Mail NST
- Peru’s central bank chief warns El Niño to weigh on growth after weak May GDP Edge
- UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, driven by services firms Edge
- New UK PM faces US$44bil fiscal problem, think tank says NST
- IEA boss warns global economy in peril if Hormuz crisis persists Edge
- IMF strategy chief calls for price stability, credibility Star