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El Niño is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon marked by unusually warm ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, representing the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle that typically recurs every 2-7 years and lasts around 9-12 months. El Niño, which is Spanish for “the boy child,” occurs when the usual east-to-west Pacific trade winds weaken or reverse, allowing warm surface water to shift eastward toward South America, suppressing the normal upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water and disrupting atmospheric circulation patterns. Scientists officially declare an El Niño when sea surface temperatures in the key “Niño 3.4” region remain at least 0.5°C above the long-term average for 5 consecutive 3-month periods.

Equity

Farm Price makes Main Market debut after transfer from ACE Reserve
GB Bond launches ACE Market IPO at 25 sen per share Edge Reserve NST Star
First NSRF cycle shows strong foundations but weak financial links Edge
Bursa reprimands Techna-X over financial reporting breaches Edge Reserve NST Star
Pimpinan Ehsan to delist from Main Market on 14 Sep Edge
China’s DeepSeek taps CITIC Securities for domestic IPO Reuters
China curbs humanoid IPOs after Unitree’s volatile debut Edge
NSE cuts IPO price range, giving up shot at India’s top listing Edge
Singapore Airlines to seek tougher terms for any fresh Air India funding Edge Star
Indian billionaire Adani’s airport unit to raise up to USD1b for expansion Edge
Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO Desk Telegraph
TRM Labs doubles valuation to USD2b in Series C expansion Telegraph
Want a leveraged ETF but short on time? This one lasts just an hour Reuters

Debt

Sunway REIT’s CCR upgraded to AA1; related debt issue ratings also upgraded RAM
Alam Flora’s MARC-1, AA sukuk ratings affirmed MARC
Paramount’s sustainability-linked financing assigned “Gold” impact assessment MARC
PNB issues second USD300m exchangeable sukuk Edge NST
Malaysian data centre operators tap offshore USD bonds as local banks tighten Edge
Maju Holdings’ winding-up petition postponed to Nov following restraining order Edge
Thai central bank governor flags SME credit crunch Edge
China sours on tool that helped real estate firms overhaul debt Edge
China’s bond rally has one collateral damage Star
SoftBank to repay USD40b bridge loan for OpenAI stake Edge
Nvidia-backed firm in Indonesia signs USD3.1b GPU loan Edge
US Treasury triples long-dated debt buyback to USD6b Yahoo Reuters
10-year yields highest since 2023 Reuters
Bond yields jump despite USD6b US government intervention Yahoo
US ETF investors favour shorter tenor bonds as interest rate risks rise Reuters
Dell seeks to raise USD4b from bond sale to refinance debt Yahoo
US mortgage rates rise to 6.85%, highest in more than a year Edge Yahoo Reuters
US regulator says credit scoring firm FICO increasing prices for borrowers Reuters
Amazon starts selling first sterling bonds, lead managers say Edge Reuters
Traders bet on 2 rate hikes by year-end before ECB meeting Star
Uber seeking around EUR4b from debut euro bond sale Edge
Global credit market revs up again after USD70b of issuance Edge

Commodities

Indonesia aims to become ‘price influencer’ with new commodity bourse Edge
China’s teapots may cut run rates in blow to crude import demand Edge
Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began NST
Iran ready for more intense war and won’t relent, official says Yahoo
Kuwait Petroleum offering ship-to-ship transfers outside Hormuz to buyers NST
One third of Gulf oil is still missing despite ‘dark crossings’, data shows Reuters
Brent crude rises above USD100 a barrel as conflict intensifies Edge NST Star Reuters
US EIA hikes oil price forecasts as Iran war drains global stockpile Reuters
Europe gas hits 3-year high as traders race to fill storage Star
Diesel crunch threatens lasting price pain, consumption cutbacks Edge

Digital assets

Singaporean pleads guilty to being ringleader in USD245m crypto fraud case Desk Telegraph
Gemini receives Singapore payment license for crypto services Telegraph
India’s financial intelligence unit flags 15 crypto platforms for AML lapses Desk
Iran eases currency controls to let traders bring earnings home in crypto Desk Telegraph
IonQ’s CEO says quantum computers will hack bitcoin’s encryption in 2028 Yahoo
Wall Street’s newest crypto fund comes with a staking feature to boost returns Desk
US Bank tests cross-border payment ahead of launching stablecoin Desk Telegraph
Tether pushes into private credit with USD400m fund with Fasanara Desk Telegraph
Jack Dorsey’s Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin, stablecoin Telegraph
US Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee Desk
Germany moves to tax bitcoin like stocks as new draft bill targets tax-free gains Desk
Italy’s central bank orders sanctions screening for crypto transfers Telegraph

M&A

Mikro MSC to acquire cable manufacturer Broadguard for RM30m Edge Reserve NST Star
Bursa asks Zetrix AI to justify RM130m valuation for MYEG Ventures Edge Reserve NST Star
Kerjaya Prospek buy-in gives ES Sunlogy new runway for M&E growth Edge
Public Bank could unlock RM900m capital from Hong Kong unit NST Star
EI Power buys Glenmarie property for new HQ Edge Reserve NST Star
Centurion Corp acquires dormitory at Pasir Gudang for SGD67.2m Edge
Hong Kong tycoon-backed Wharf exits Singapore with mall sale Edge
Indonesian tycoon Haji Isam bids USD3b for Bayan stake Edge
Dow weighing exit from USD20b Saudi chemicals venture Edge
TPG explores USD5b sale of healthcare software company Lyric Reuters
Canada’s Enbridge to buy Tallgrass crude oil business for USD2.55b Reuters
Messi agrees deal to purchase Spanish second-tier side Eldense Edge

Malaysia

Malaysia’s affluent investors embrace AI NST
Malaysia cushioned by Petronas revenues but inflation pressures loom Mail
Economic outlook resilient driven by manufacturing, infrastructure, data centres Mail Star
Informal employment falls to 3.28m in 2025 NST
Retail industry slows to 2.5% in 2Q amid cautious spending Edge Mail NST Star
Industrial output decelerates in Jul, official data show Edge Reserve NST Star
Industrial growth seen moderating in 2H, E&E remains key support Edge
Data centre capacity to triple by 2030, according to S&P Global Ratings Star
Data centre boom opens up to RM162b M&E market NST
Alam Maritim CEO Azmi to be charged on Thu Edge
MACC extends remand order against ex-CEO of Felda unit Edge
Singapore’s DBS faces USD1b lawsuit in alleged 1MDB-linked claim Edge NST

Other markets

Thai consumer confidence reaches 6-month high in Aug Star
Chinese inflation revives as oil spike, AI boom feed into prices Edge
US Treasury Secretary dares traders to bet against a stronger yen Yahoo
Hedge funds bet yen will strengthen beyond 150 by year-end Edge
India RBI uses currency swaps to cut USD115b cash surplus Edge
India central bank likely steps in to stem rupee’s oil, outflow-driven fall, traders say Edge
US Treasury ratchets up pressure on Iran with sweeping new aviation sanctions Edge
Fed’s three choices as new chair Warsh’s honeymoon ends Edge
Fed officials signal openness to Warsh’s proposal for fewer policy meetings Edge
‘It’s time for the Fed to raise interest rates’: Ex-Fed president Yahoo
USD100b inflation shock could keep interest rates higher for longer Yahoo
Market strategist warns hiking into oil shock could repeat 2008’s biggest mistake Yahoo
UBS doubles down on Fed rate-hike forecast for 2026 Yahoo
Fed to hold rates steady in rest of 2026; more analysts see at least one hike Reuters
Dollar dominance eroding slowly but surely Edge
Unconventional economic wisdom: American Götterdämmerung Edge
Korea picks USD22b gas project as first under trade deal Edge
EU targets China with ‘Made in Europe’ public contract rules Edge
Google to invest USD15b in AI infrastructure in Finland Edge Mail Star
In a global economic heatwave, beware financial wildfires Edge
Shipping nations warn global trade is fracturing — and everyone pays Edge
AI researcher: This technology ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’ Yahoo