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MEXICO (April 27): Mexico’s peso, the Canadian dollar and shares of companies that rely on cross-border trade plunged on speculation the Trump administration was close to scrapping Nafta. The moves slowed a surge in riskier assets sparked by President 

SINGAPORE (Nov 15): Rickmers Maritime's trustee-manager announced that it will default on the interest payment of its $100 million note due Nov 15 and will suspend trading of its shares immediately.

SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Troubled oil and gas services company Swissco announced it will default on its interest payment to noteholders on Oct 16 and will suspend trading with immediate effect.

SINGAPORE (Oct 11): Singapore banks are well positioned to withstand losses from Asia’s oil and gas defaults, says Fitch Ratings.

SINGAPORE (Sept 8): Oil and gas player Swiber’s spectacular financial meltdown appears unlikely to significantly affect local banks, with UOB Kay Hian maintaining its “overweight” on the sector.

SHANGHAI (May 17): A Chinese shipbuilder defaulted on bonds, becoming at least the 10th company to miss local debt payments in the world’s third-biggest note market this year.