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Singapore inflation starts the year shakily

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Mon, Feb 24, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    Soft start

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE'S official inflation outlook was left untouched on Monday.

    But a weaker-than-expected reading in January, coupled with the hit from the global Covid-19 epidemic, has pushed analysts towards expectations that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will ease monetary policy to neutral at its review in April.

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