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Singapore surprises with monetary policy tightening on inflation worries

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By Xinghui Kok Verified
| MSN Verified
By Xinghui Kok and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank unexpectedly tightened its monetary policy settings on Monday, citing persistent inflationary risks as the Middle East conflict keeps energy cost pressures elevated. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it would very slightly increase the prevailing rate of appreciation of its exchange rate-based policy band, which is known as the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate, or S$NEER.
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Explainer-How Singapore's unique monetary policy works

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By Xinghui Kok Verified
| The Sun News Verified
SINGAPORE - Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy settings unexpectedly on Monday, with inflation projected to step up in the months ahead. Singapore's central bank has a unique method of managing monetary policy, tweaking the exchange rate of its currency instead of changing domestic interest rates like many economies.
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Singapore's GIC banks on hedge funds to weather market volatility, rides AI boom

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By Yantoultra Ngui Verified, Rae Wee Verified, Xinghui Kok Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
By Yantoultra Ngui, Rae Wee and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets across AI, top executives said, while reporting its weakest long-run returns ‌since 2020.
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