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MAS Core Inflation
Singapore economy
Headline inflation eases to 1.4% on y-o-y basis in October; core inflation declines to 2.1%
Headline inflation and core inflation both fell by 0.3% on a m-o-m basis.
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Singapore economy
Singapore’s core inflation eases to 2.9% y-o-y in June due to lower inflation for retail and services
Headline inflation rose by 2.4% y-o-y but fell by 0.2% m-o-m.
July 23, 2024
Broker's Calls
Analysts mixed but mostly keep 2024 forecasts after May’s inflation figures
Singapore's headline and core inflation rose by 3.1% y-o-y in May.
June 26, 2024
Singapore news
Analysts make monetary policy and inflation predictions after lower-than-expected March numbers
Analysts expect Singapore's core inflation to come in around 2.8% to 3.1% for the full year.
April 25, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore inflation cools in March as MAS retains 2024 forecast
Gains in the core measure, which excludes housing and private transportation costs, slowed to 3.1% last month from a year ago.
April 23, 2024
Singapore economy
MAS nudging inflation down to 2% by 2025
MAS chief economist Edward Robinson says the central bank's progressive tightening has facilitated a gradual decline in inflation.
March 06, 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
Global Economy
Briefs: Singapore’s headline inflation rebounds to 3.7% y-o-y; Jack Ma boosts Alibaba with stock purchase
Other stories include a Trump win in New Hampshire and India topping Hong Kong to become the world's fourth largest stock market.
January 25, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore's headline inflation rebounds to 3.7% y-o-y; core inflation up to 3.3% y-o-y in December
MAS will release quarterly monetary policy statements starting this year. The next statement will be released on Jan 29.
January 23, 2024
Singapore economy
Citi ups core inflation forecast for December; sees slightly higher risk of a slope steepening at January MPS
UOB sees a rising risk that the reversal of monetary policy tightening may be delayed to the MPS in July instead.
December 27, 2023