S&P Global Ratings

(May 23): Noble Group Ltd.’s crisis deepened after S&P Global Ratings flagged a risk of default for the commodity trader within a year, triggering a rout in the company’s shares before they were suspended in Singapore ahead of a company statement. The

SYDNEY (May 9): Australia’s AAA rating is again under the microscope as the government prepares to deliver a budget Tuesday that appears long on spending pledges and short on savings.

SYDNEY (Dec 19): Australia's conservative government will on Monday give an update on the national budget that could trigger a downgrade in the country's prized triple A credit rating and push up borrowing costs on over a trillion dollars of debt.

(Nov 6): Australia could be stripped of its top credit score by S&P Global Ratings as early as next month if the government’s interim budget review shows further deterioration, according to BlackRock Inc.

SINGAPORE (Sept 8): S&P Global Ratings says Singapore’s real estate sector is expected to withstand the current volatility in the local currency bond market, even as the Swiber collapse in August fuelled public fears over more such occurrences.

SINGAPORE (June 16): Noble Group on Thursday says it “does not agree” with S&P Global Ratings’ downgrade of Noble’s credit rating to B+ from BB-, with a negative outlook.

(June 16): Noble Group’s credit rating was cut by S&P Global Ratings for the second time in six months, citing its weakened liquidity position and higher funding costs despite recent efforts to raise cash.

SINGAPORE (June 15): S&P Global Ratings have expressed confidence in the stability of Asia-Pacific REITs, including that of Singapore’s.

SINGAPORE (June 7): Corporate bond offerings by some of Singapore’s biggest companies are drawing such strong demand from investors that they are artificially lowering borrowing costs for weaker borrowers, according to S&P Global Ratings.