Monetary Policy

The monetary policy committee votes unanimously to maintain the one-day repurchase rate at 1%

The 1.4% rise is largely due to lower services inflation, which offset higher food and retail and other goods inflation

More now see Singapore’s central bank tightening policy in July, though majority still expect it to hold

Risks are greater for small open economies, with energy prices affecting costs and wages more quickly, he says

[TOKYO] Japan’s recent foreign exchange intervention may have kept the yen from sliding below the 160-per-dollar mark but it is unlikely to have a lasting effect in propping up the sagging currency, f...

His knowledge of Japan is “unprecedented” for a Treasury chief, according to Ken Weinstein

His early actions would show if he is a disciplined reformer or a politically convenient appointment

The central bank also sharply revises up its price forecasts and stresses vigilance to the risk of an inflation overshoot

It will be the first among a flurry of central banks seen as keeping policy steady this week