Further policy loosening in Singapore unlikely

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today moved to flatten the slope of its nominal effective exchange rate policy band, a decision that amounts to a loosening of its policy stance. But with inflation likely to rise over the coming months, we doubt that the MAS will see a need to loosen policy further this year.

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