Singapore’s MAS: Sufficient room to easing of SGD due to virus, USD/SGD hits a four-month high

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank, offering its response to the China coronavirus outbreak and the likely policy measures to offset the negative economic impact of the virus spread.

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There's sufficient room within policy band to accommodate easing of Singapore dollar in line with weakening economy due to virus.

Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate has been fluctuating near upper bound of policy band in recent months.