Rising risks of early MAS tightening in October as economy recovers
Some economists see more pipeline pressures and risks of pass-through to consumer prices, but others see normalisation to begin only next April
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SINGAPORE'S central bank is not widely expected to tighten its monetary policy next month, but the chances of an earlier policy normalisation are said to be rising.
The worsening Covid-19 pandemic had in March last year led the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to announce a "double-tap easing" - tweaking both the slope and the mid-point of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER) policy band.
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