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Broker's Calls
RHB downgrades headline inflation forecast while Maybank and UOB keep inflation forecasts for 2024
Singapore’s core inflation cooled to 2.5% due to key components of CPI including food, retail & other goods, among others.
August 27, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore core inflation unexpectedly slows despite GST hike
Core inflation came in at 3.1% last month from a year.
February 23, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore’s headline inflation increases to 4.1% y-o-y; core inflation eases to 3.0% in September
The country’s core inflation is projected to range between 2.5% to 3.0% y-o-y by December, say MAS and MTI.
October 23, 2023
Singapore economy
Inflation to ease further into 2023 after momentum slows in May but MAS easing still not expected in Oct: Analysts
Singapore’s core inflation slowed to 4.7% in May, an increase of just 0.1% m-o-m, down from 5.0% in April.
June 27, 2023
Singapore economy
Singapore’s headline inflation down to 5.5%, MAS core inflation down to 5% in March (update)
Headline and core inflation both moderated from February's print of 6.3% and 5.5%.
April 24, 2023
Broker's Calls
Analysts expect authorities to revise inflation forecasts upwards; MAS may tighten monetary policy in October
Singapore's headline inflation stood at 7.5% y-o-y while core inflation stood at 5.1% y-o-y in August 2022.
September 26, 2022
Property
Real estate in an era of inflation
When inflation rears up, there are few places for investors to hide. Real estate could provide a partial hedge.
June 17, 2022
Singapore economy
Singapore inflation seen quickening, growth slowing: Bloomberg survey
Economists polled by Bloomberg have cut their growth forecasts through the first quarter of next year.
June 07, 2022