Singapore eases monetary policy for 1st time in 4 years

Experts split on Singapore’s monetary policy outlook for 2025
UOB expects mas to ease policy, whilst RHB sees no change till mid-2025. Experts have differing views on Singapore's monetary policy direction for 2025, following the recent easing of inflationary pressures.
Singapore eases monetary policy for first time in 4 years
Singapore’s central bank has eased monetary policy for the first time in four years amid rising expectations of trade turmoil after Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency and moderating domestic inflation.
MAS eases monetary policy for first time in nearly five years, lowers 2025 core inflation forecast
The last time the central bank eased monetary policy was in March 2020 when the country braced for a deep recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it would slightly reduce the slope of its exchange rate policy band, known as the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate or S$NEER. MAS said Singapore's growth momentum is expected to slow over this year,
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