ASEAN Speaks
ASEAN Speaks
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Weekly Briefing: MAS Gets Aggressive To Fight Inflation, SGD Appreciates
31 minutes Posted Apr 18, 2022 at 1:16 am.
Roundup - Suhaimi Ilias
MAS tightening, inflation - Chua Hak Bin
SG interest rates and bonds - Winson Phoon
SGD, USD - Saktiandi Supaat
SG banks - Thilan Wickramasinghe
ID higher fuel prices, Bank of Indonesia moves - Lee Ju Ye
Positive on TH consumer finance - Jesada Techahusdin
Plantations update - Ong Chee Ting
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In response to rising inflation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has tightened its monetary policy by re-centering the midpoint of its exchange rate policy band to the prevailing level and steepening the slope, allowing the Singapore dollar to strengthen against currencies of its trading partners. Our analysts discuss the far-reaching implications of this move, as well as their updates for the region.
Producer: Noelle Lim