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Caution the watchword as US-China trade tensions hang over MAS policy
Singapore's central bank expected to tighten monetary policy, but could hold back if risk of tit-for-tat protectionism intensifies, say economists
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Mar 25, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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ESCALATING trade tensions between the United States and China could prompt Singapore's central bank to adopt a more cautious policy stance than it originally intended at its upcoming April meeting, economists say.
Market watchers were widely expecting the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to tighten its Singdollar policy in response to improving growth and rising inflation. However, protectionist sabre-rattling by the world's two largest economies has shifted the needle.
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