monetary policy

WASHINGTON (June 13): The Federal Reserve will increase interest rates twice more in 2017 and begin shrinking its balance sheet before year’s end despite a clear downturn in the outlook for inflation, according to 43 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

WASHINGTON (May 25): Most Federal Reserve officials judged “it would soon be appropriate” to tighten monetary policy again and backed a plan that would gradually shrink their US$4.5 trillion ($6.2 trillion) balance sheet.

SINGAPORE (May 22): Economic indicators in Europe and Asia are revealing signs of a sustainable growth outlook although US equities could suffer in the near-term from recent political events, according to Deutsche Bank’s weekly CIO Insights report publi

SINGPAPORE (April 26): Deutsche Bank’s Asia Pacific CIO Tuan Huynh says it currently forecasts USD/SGD to rise to 1.53 in March 2018, following a decision by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to keep its monetary policy stance unchanged.

SINGAPORE (April 13):Singapore’s central bank left monetary policy unchanged after the economy contracted in the first quarter, saying the neutral stance is appropriate for an extended period of time.

WASHINGTON (April 11): Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank’s task has shifted from a post-crisis exercise of healing the economy to one aimed at holding on to progress made.

SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) - Singapore will issue the central bank's semi annual monetary policy statement and data on first-quarter gross domestic product on April 13, authorities said on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Indonesia’s rupiah could reverse gains that made it emerging Asia’s top performer in 2016 as some of the currency’s key supports risk turning into Achilles heels.

SINGAPORE (March 28): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has highlighted rising inflation as a particular area for Asia to watch in the year ahead, which has the potential to become a policy issue but is not an immediate problem.

SINGAPORE (March 27): Singapore’s interest-rate markets are signaling gains for the local dollar as bets grow the nation’s central bank will avoid easing policy next month and some economists are starting to forecast tightening in October.