Singapore central bank to let fiscal measures do the job


The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which uses the currency as its main policy tool rather than interest rates, probably will refrain from changing any of the three currency band settings, according to all 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank is likely to keep monetary policy unchanged as it allows fiscal measures to do the heavy lifting in getting the city-state’s economy back on track.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which uses the currency as its main policy tool rather than interest rates, probably will refrain from changing any of the three currency band settings, according to all 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

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