Capital markets news | Wed 23 Sep 2026
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Blockchain
UTXO (unspent transaction output) model: Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies use UTXO, which works like physical cash. Your balance isn’t stored as a single number; instead, it’s the sum of many discrete “chunks” of UTXOs, each like a digital bill or coin. When you make a payment, your wallet selects enough UTXOs to cover the amount plus the network fee, “spends” them entirely, and creates new UTXOs: one to the recipient and one back to you as change. The transaction fee is simply the difference between the total inputs and total outputs, and miners or validators collect that leftover amount for including your transaction in a block.
Equity
- GB Bond’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 8.22 times Edge Reserve Star
- Yes Group inks underwriting with Malacca Securities for ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- TS Wong-linked Cuscapi seeks RM4.55m via private placement Edge NST Star
- SCIB proposes ESOS of up to 15% of issued shares, 80% goes to key personnel NST
- Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund cashes out over RM1b in Sunway Healthcare shares Edge
- From 30 to 50: An analysis of the FBM KLCI’s past 17 years Edge
- BlackRock said to buy into GCash owner IPO priced below maximum Edge
- China’s offshore trust tax crackdown could impact single stocks, BofA says Reuters
- China’s Ligent closes up 4.6% in Hong Kong debut as AI demand draws investors Edge
- Taiwan plans to loosen offshore private fund investor limits Edge
- NSE’s USD2.4b IPO gets subdued demand from retail crowd Edge
- AI infrastructure firm Accelevation targets up to USD5.4b valuation in US IPO Reuters
- Nth Cycle inks USD1b minerals offtake with Glencore ahead of public listing Reuters
- Animoca Brands delays IPO plans, suspends merger talks with Currenc Desk Telegraph
- Snorkel AI valued at USD3.5b amid surging demand for complex AI training data Reuters
- Nvidia’s stock is flashing a warning sign as valuation falls Edge Yahoo
- Binance buys USD100m Circle stake in 5-year USDC promotion deal Desk Telegraph Reuters
- Howard Marks says don’t dump stocks because you’re worried about soaring US debt Yahoo
Debt
- Winstar’s proposed IMTN programme assigned A preliminary rating MARC Star
- Sabah Development Bank ready to cut exposure to help revive abandoned PacifiCity Edge
- Rising bond yield poser for banks Star
- Radiant World table shows 6 lenders with USD870m exposure Edge Star
- Radiant World sent Mizuho fake Glencore email, court filing says Edge
- Qatar sells USD3b in bonds as war sends deficit soaring Edge Star
- Australia’s corporate regulator calls out ‘poor practices’ in private credit Edge
- Oaktree’s Marks says US displays total lack of fiscal discipline Yahoo
- Pimco trims underweight on long US bonds as yields top 5% Yahoo
- Paramount’s USD49b debt sale to kick off after lawsuits end Yahoo
- Corporate bond buyers get picky with flood of AI debt Reuters
- Condivergence: House of cards in bonds Edge
- Apollo private credit fund redemption requests ease in third quarter Reuters
- Fed’s Williams says Treasuries clearing moving ahead of schedule Edge
- Market participants favour Treasury parking some cash in repo market Reuters
- Fed’s discount window supports market liquidity, Jefferson says Reuters
- IDB head working on USD2.5b Venezuela loan, faces board pushback Reuters
- Venezuelan delegation in NY seeks debt, energy deals Edge Star
- UK borrowing overshoots in fresh budget setback for Healey Edge
Commodities
- Saudis tell Asian refiners they can soon pick up oil from Yanbu Edge
- US and Iran hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN Edge
- Idle workers, empty wharves: Hormuz blockade hits Iraq’s oil hub of Basra Mail
- Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2, data shows Reuters
- Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline Reuters
- Oil falls to 2-week low, below USD100 as Gulf supply outlook improves Edge Reuters
- Oil rises slightly ahead of potential US-Iran talks Star
- Trump floats ban on US diesel exports Yahoo Reuters
Digital assets
- Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi dominated by unusual trade Desk
- Arch Lending eyes tokenised stocks as next collateral market Telegraph
- Reap is betting on non-USD stablecoins for 24/7 cross-border FX settlement Desk
- US DOJ probing Binance over Iran sanctions violations Edge Desk Telegraph Reuters
- Canada’s ‘Big Six’ banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative Desk Telegraph
- European central banks to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending, staking Desk
- ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins Telegraph
- Zcash gets first European ETP following US ETF launch Telegraph
M&A
- Sum Technology to buy 51% stake in INI Technologies for RM2m Reserve NST Star
- Oriental Interest applies to withdraw RM280m related party deal Edge
- Eco World-SD Guthrie JV sells 222 acres in Negeri Sembilan for over RM1b Edge NST Star
- Maybulk acquires Klang industrial property for RM35.5m Reserve Star
- Country Heights’ RM55m property e-Lelong cancelled after no bidders Reserve
- New World, ADIA in talks for HKD3b hotel sale to UOL Edge
- Private equity, foreign investors fuel Aussie M&A activity in 2026 Reuters
- Paramount wins Warner Bros takeover after settling lawsuits Edge Mail Reuters
- Hollywood braces for fallout from mega merger Star
- CD&R and Warburg Pincus in joint bid for Canaccord Wealth Reuters
- IELTS English-language exam co-owner IDP spurns Blackstone’s sweetened bid Reuters
Malaysia
- SC explores taskforce to strengthen company secretaries’ competency NST Star
- Building trust in sustainability reporting Edge
- Labuan IBFC jumps 11 places to 44th in Global Financial Centres Index Star
- Only half of Malaysians save with formal financial institutions, study finds Star
- TNG Digital’s GOfinance hits 8.5m financial services users Star
- Minimum wage needs periodic review amid cost pressures Reserve
- Wage progression key to lifting incomes under 13MP Reserve
- Malaysia to grow 4.7% in 2026 as Southeast Asian outlook brightens Edge Star
- Govt to continue development spending despite oil price pressures Edge Reserve
- Malaysia must prioritise investments that deliver better paying skilled jobs Edge
- The director as a fiduciary Edge
Asian markets
- Higher costs of capital due to AI and fiscal risks could test financial system — MAS Edge
- Indonesia to form new body to oversee land conflicts, reform Edge
- Vietnam leader To Lam says positive negotiations with US on trade deal Edge Star
- BMI cuts 2026 Manila growth outlook to 3.3% Star
- EU reaches initial free trade deal with Philippines in pivot to Asia Edge
- Canada says Philippines, Asean trade talks 90% complete, eyes Nov finish Edge
- Asean has the wrong kind of integration Edge
- Deutsche Bank’s Hong Kong wealth boom fed by Chinese flows Edge
- Taiwan August export orders hit record high value, strong AI demand leads Star
- India’s PhonePe gets initial UAE central bank nod for payment licences Edge
Other markets
- New Zealand central bank chief sees risks to economy, inflation Edge Reuters
- Richmond Fed’s Barkin says supply shocks aren’t proving short-lived Yahoo Reuters
- Fed’s Collins says rate hike will help return inflation to goal Yahoo Reuters
- NY Fed’s Perli says monetary policy toolkit working very well Reuters
- Fed’s Williams says rate-control toolkit is working well Reuters
- South Korea confirms first project under USD350b US investment pact Edge Reuters
- ECB’s Lane sees inflation returning to target from mid-2027 Edge
- EU rail suppliers miss out on EUR97b a year due to closed markets, study says Edge
- ASML executive says no chipmaking machines sold in Europe Edge
- Ray Dalio says AI will be good for productivity but create bubble, wealth inequality Yahoo
- USD2.4t in green investment, yet most sectors are being left behind Edge