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More policy loosening on the way in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) loosened its policy settings today by targeting a slower pace of currency appreciation. Q3 GDP figures, also released today, show that the economy had little momentum going into the final quarter of the year. We expect global growth to continue to disappoint and undermine Singapore’s export-oriented economy. The upshot is that the MAS is likely to relax its policy settings further next year.

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