[SINGAPORE] Economists were divided on whether Singapore’s central bank will move on monetary policy in the near term. This comes after official data on Friday (Oct 23) showed slower consumer price increases in September, defying expectations of a slight pick-up. Some watchers have also lowered their inflation forecasts, following the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry’s (METI) release of the latest inflation prints. The monetary authority stood pat in its recent October meeting, surprising private-sector economists, who had anticipated a tightening move then. Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private transport, eased to 2 per cent in September, lower than August’s 2.2 per cent. This was also below the median 2.3 per cent estimate in Bloomberg’s poll of private sector economists. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economists-mixed-near-term-mas-policy-tightening-after-core-headline-inflation-ease-september   (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Business Times, 23 October 2026