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Singapore tax hike bolsters case for MAS to tighten policy
An off-cycle tightening before the MAS’s scheduled meeting in April can’t be ruled out, says Alex Loo of TD Securities.
January 11, 2022
Singapore economy
MAS to hold, signal policy move next April
Investors will be sensitive to any MAS comments on the global inflation debate
October 13, 2021
Robust 1Q GDP growth estimates expected next week
SINGAPORE (April 7): Maybank Kim Eng is anticipating robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimates to register at over 2.8% y-o-y, prior to the 1Q17 GDP flash estimate announcement schedule for release next Thursday on April 13.
April 07, 2017
Forex
Two reasons why SGD depreciation is still off the table
SINGAPORE (Oct 6): The Monetary Authority of Singapore is unlikely to adopt a negative slope for the Singapore Dollar nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) during the October review, after adopting a neutral slope in April.
October 06, 2016
Forex
Will MAS change course this October?
SINGAPORE (Sept 22): HSBC Global Research says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is unlikely to change its policy during its review in October, despite the deteriorating numbers in non-oil domestic exports (NODX), intellectual property, retail sal
September 22, 2016