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Monetary policy may not be sufficient to contain the intensifying inflationary pressures: Maybank

(Oct 24): Consumer prices in Singapore posted the smallest decline in 21 months in September, signalling a record slump in inflation that began almost two years ago may be nearing an end.

SINGAPORE (July 14): Citi Research and BNP Paribas have indicated that they do not expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to re-center the SGD nominal effective exchange rate policy band.

SINGAPORE (June 24): Maybank Kim Eng is retaining its 2016 headline inflation forecast at –0.4% on the dissipating effect of lower global oil prices and Singapore’s Budget 2015 measures that included rebates, subsidies and reduction of levies.

SINGAPORE (June 23): Singapore’s Consumer Price Index-All items inflation has fallen year-on-year by 1.6% in May, which is slightly over three times more than the 0.5% decline reported the month before.