Despite MAS move, Singdollar remains Fed-driven: analysts
They see weaker Sing dollar, higher local interest rates as US rates rise
Singapore
THURSDAY'S policy shift by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to a zero per cent depreciation stance jolted the Singapore dollar, but the currency is still likely to be driven more by US Federal Reserve developments.
With the MAS policy statement out of the way, the Singapore dollar (SGD) and local interest rates will move as expected, weaker and higher respectively, as the US hikes rates again sometime later this year, say analysts.
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