Singapore inflation
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
Singapore’s core inflation inches up to 0.4% in September, above forecasts
Headline inflation picks up to 0.7%, from 0.5% in August
MAS holds policy steady in October, expected to continue doing so in 2026
Better-than-forecast growth means ‘no urgency’ to change monetary policy settings, say economists
Singapore keeps monetary policy settings unchanged in October, for second straight quarter
Full-year core inflation is now forecast at 0.5%, while the headline inflation range was narrowed lower
Singapore’s core inflation slows to 0.3% in August, below expectations
Headline inflation also slows to 0.5%, down from 0.6% in July
