Singapore inflation
More monetary policy tightening moves on the cards this year: economists
April’s revisions seen as pre-emptive; inflation pass-through from Iran war yet to show up in data
Chemicals sector bears brunt of Iran conflict so far, but MAS flags wider fallout ahead
Rising production costs could feed through to consumer prices, squeezing household incomes and cooling domestic demand
Singapore tightens monetary policy for first time since 2022, raises inflation forecasts amid Iran war oil shock
Core and headline inflation forecast is raised to 1.5-2.5%, from 1-2% previously
Iran war to hurt Singapore’s growth and drive inflation higher; forecasts to be revised: Gan
Beyond the energy and chemicals sector, higher costs will hurt wider manufacturing, transport and travel, as well as domestic services
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 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%
