Reuters headlines on the Monetary Authority of Singapore

  • Singapore core inflation is expected to be in lower half of 0.5-1.5 pct range
  • Singapore cpi-all items expected to be in lower half of -0.5 to +0.5 pct range
  • Says first savings bond to be issued October 1
  • MAS's Head Menon says Singapore current policy stance remains appropriate for ensuring medium-term price stability
  • Mmenon says temporary factors keeping inflation muted, but underlying cost pressures persist
  • Singapore not facing deflationâ„¢ as price declines neither persistent nor pervasive
  • Headline inflation should pick up in 2016
  • Low risk of another downward shift in inflation forecast
  • Says reviewing GDP growth forecast for 2015

Comments from Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore