Singapore inflation
Economists expect raised inflation forecast, MAS policy tightening in April on war-led cost pressures
Barclays is the outlier, expecting a policy move only in July
Singapore import costs to face pressure amid energy price hikes: MAS; Feb core inflation accelerates to 1.4%
It will update inflation outlook in April policy statement; MAS, MTI keep 2026 core and headline inflation forecasts at 1-2% but flag that prices likely to increase
Iran war raises inflation risks, tips scales for MAS to go for stronger Singdollar in April: economists
Analysts now expect a 50 bps steepening of the S$NEER policy band slope
Singapore core inflation eases to 1% in January, better than expected
Headline inflation up at 1.4% from 1.2% in December, driven by higher accommodation costs
Economists expect MAS to tighten monetary policy in April or July, after keeping settings unchanged in January
Despite maintaining its policy stance on Thursday, the central bank raises full-year core and headline inflation forecasts to 1-2%
Singapore leaves monetary policy settings unchanged in January but raises inflation forecasts
MAS ups full-year core and headline inflation forecasts to 1-2%, from 0.5-1.5%
Economists expect no change to monetary policy in January, as December core inflation remains stable at 1.2%
Full-year core inflation for 2025 stands at 0.7%, down from 2.8% in 2024
Singapore’s 2025 core inflation averages 0.7%, down from 2.8% in 2024
December’s core and headline inflation stayed unchanged at 1.2%
Singapore’s core, headline inflation hold steady at 1.2% in November
Official forecasts for 2025 also remain unchanged, at 0.5% for core inflation and 0.5% to 1% for headline inflation
Singapore’s core, headline inflation both rise to higher-than-expected 1.2% in October
MAS and MTI maintain their outlooks
