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Singapore economy
Singapore’s 3Q2024 GDP expands by 4.1%; MAS maintains S$NEER policy band
MAS says it expects Singapore’s full-year GDP to come in around the upper end of its 2% to 3% range, as previously forecasted.
October 14, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore to hold currency settings in face of sticky prices: Bloomberg survey
All but three economists in a Bloomberg survey see no change to policy on Monday.
October 11, 2024
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RHB downgrades headline inflation forecast while Maybank and UOB keep inflation forecasts for 2024
Singapore’s core inflation cooled to 2.5% due to key components of CPI including food, retail & other goods, among others.
August 27, 2024
Singapore economy
MAS nudging inflation down to 2% by 2025
MAS chief economist Edward Robinson says the central bank's progressive tightening has facilitated a gradual decline in inflation.
March 06, 2024
Singapore economy
MAS maintains S$NEER policy band in January monetary policy statement
MAS had tightened its monetary policy five consecutive times since October 2021 before leaving its parameters unchanged in April.
January 29, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore dollar has chance of three-peat on inflation fight
The Singapore dollar beat out all its Asian counterparts in each of the past two years.
January 03, 2024
Singapore economy
MAS keeps prevailing rate of appreciation of the S$NEER policy band at October meeting
MAS also announced that it will be shifting to a quarterly monetary policy statement schedule in 2024.
October 13, 2023
Singapore economy
MAS likely to keep policy parameters unchanged in upcoming October meeting: analysts
The MAS is slated to hold its monetary policy meeting on Oct 13.
October 05, 2023
Singapore economy
Analysts mostly raise inflation forecasts for 2023 after MAS's tightening move
Inflation is likely to remain elevated in 2022; off-cycles are likely to be done for 2022, note the analysts.
October 19, 2022