Monetary Authority of Singapore
U.S. CPI One of Many Price Data Releases Today
October 14, 2026
The dollar and ten-year sovereign debt yields prior to the U.S. CPI data announcement were generally steady today with just a couple of exceptions such a a 0.4% decline of the the U.S. currency against the South Korean won, a 4-basis point drop in the 10-year British gilt yield and a 3-bp rise in its […] More
Very Slight Tightening of Monetary Policy in Singapore
July 27, 2026
In Singapore where interest rate policy is subordinated to exchange rate management, an unexpected further tightening of monetary policy was announced today. This was the second such adjustment in a row by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which reviews policy only on quarterly basis. As in April, the upward slope of the targeted effective Singapore […] More
Oil Price Drop to the Rescue
July 27, 2026
(129) As is often the case, President Trump chose a weekend when news cycles are less responsive for another twist in his Iran war strategy. U.S. air strikes were suspended, and Iran in kind did the same in its campaign against U.S. military targets in the region. In knee-jerk fashion, oil prices plunged 6.8% to […] More
Monetary Policy Tightened in Singapore
April 14, 2026
Monetary policy in Singapore, which subordinates interest rates to whatever it takes to achieve a target for the economy’s currency, has been tightened for the first time since April 2022. Policy is reviewed on a quarterly basis and was last changed in January and April of 2025 when slight easings were implemented. Three parameters define […] More
Evidence of Rising Inflation but Investors Clinging to Hope that Iran and U.S. Will Strike A Deal
April 14, 2026
President Trump claims that Iranian negotiators want to resume negotiations to end the Middle East war. While not the most reliable source, investors have chosen to give his upbeat pronouncement the benefit of the doubt this Tuesday. The price of oil is lower, and an appetite for riskier assets has improved. The $97.43 price of […] More
Risk Aversion in Spite of Gaza Ceasefire and Trump’s “It Will All Be fine” Comment on Trade Tensions
October 14, 2025
Equity markets and long-term sovereign debt yields faltered anew this Tuesday. China is lifting port fees against U.S. imports and accusing Trump of reigniting trade tensions between the two countries. In the middle east conflict, hostages and prisoners have been returned, but ensuing steps to cement a permanent peace in the region are being met […] More
Singapore Monetary Policy Eased After Weaker-Than-Expected GDP Data
April 14, 2025
The Monetary Authority of Singapore flattened the slope of the SGD’s target rate following news that GDP in that economy had contracted by 0.8% between 4Q 2024 and last quarter. That bigger-than-expected decline was the first negative GDP movement since a 0.5% drop in 1Q 2022 and lowered year-on-year economic growth to 3.8% from 5.0% […] More
Temporary Reciprocal Tariff Pause on Tech Lifts Equities But Dollar Continues to Weaken
April 14, 2025
(196) The dollar fell overnight by 0.9% against sterling, 0.8% versus the Mexican peso and New Zealand’s currency, 0.6% relative to the Aussie dollar, 0.2% vis-a-vis the loonie, and 0.3% against the Japanese yen and euro. Intra-day lows of 1.1424 per euro and JPN 142.2 constituted the dollar’s lowest value in 39 and 6 months, […] More
Singapore’s First Monetary Easing Since 2020
January 24, 2025
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, which subordinates interest rate policy to an exchange rate policy, loosened its monetary policy today. The central bank’s policy consists of a trading corridor for the trade-weighted Singapore dollar, defined by the slope, width and midpoint of target. Officials reduced the trading band’s slope but left the midpoint and width […] More
Dollar Kicks Off Week on a Positive Note
October 14, 2024
The weighted DXY dollar index rose 0.3% overnight to a nine-week high, with gains of 0.6% against the Swiss franc, kiwi and Aussie dollar, 0.4% relative to the Japanese yen, 0.3% versus the Chinese yuan and 0.2% vis-a-vis the euro, loonie, and sterling. Holidays today: Japan was closed for Health-Sports Day, and Canadians will be […] More
