Singapore moves early to counter deflation concerns

In an unscheduled decision, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today loosened monetary policy by reducing the slope of its target band for the nominal effective exchange rate (NEER). The change was made in response to the recent drop in inflation. Given that the MAS has decided to move early, we no longer expect it to loosen policy at its next scheduled meeting in April. 

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