Trade war, mature cycles could be a drag in next few quarters
MAS tips 2018 growth in upper half of 2.5-3.5% range
Singapore
SINGAPORE'S economy has yet to take a hit from the ongoing US-China trade war, but it could soon bear the brunt of it in the latter half of 2018 and beyond, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in its half-yearly macroeconomic review on Friday.
Trade tensions, coupled with the maturation of global economic and tech cycles amid tightening global financial conditions, could potentially be a drag on Singapore's growth in the next few quarters, it added. Nonetheless, the MAS still maintained that the economy is on track to expand at a "slower but still firm pace" for the rest of this year and in 2019.
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