Central Banks

Singapore Set to Hold Policy as Economy Shows Tariff Resilience

The MAS loosened policy in January for the first time in five years.

Photographer: Edwin Koo/Bloomberg

Singapore’s central bank will likely leave its monetary policy unchanged for the first time this year, adopting a wait-and-see approach as policymakers gauge looming US tariffs that risk weighing on growth.

Fourteen of 19 economists in a Bloomberg surveyBloomberg Terminal forecast the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which uses the exchange rate rather than interest rates to stabilize prices, will maintain its settings on Wednesday. Five, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of America, expect easing to continue.