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MAS tightens even as economy stagnates

The city-state’s economy unexpectedly stagnated in the second quarter but this didn’t prevent the MAS from tightening monetary policy today in a bid to tackle high inflation. While we expect output to start rising again during the second half of the year, growth is likely to be weak as cooling global demand and higher interest rates drag on activity.

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