Singapore Inflation Progress Signals Cooler Full-Year Prints -- Market Talk

Dow Jones07-24

0538 GMT - Singapore's June CPI shows progress on the inflation front that prompts OCBC to cut its forecasts for full-year headline and core readings. "The key contributors to the softer June inflation prints were a decline in private transport costs," says Selena Ling, head of research and strategy. OCBC cuts its 2024 headline inflation forecast to 2.6% from 2.8%, assuming it will average around 2.4% in 2H. The outlook also assumes, among other things, that the current bout of port congestion and shipping rerouting won't worsen significantly, and that the U.S. election won't yield further surprises, whether on trade tariffs or other economic policy, Ling says in a note. OCBC also tweaks its core inflation view to 2.9% from 3.0%, assuming it averages around 2.7% in 2H. (fabiana.negrinochoa@wsj.com)

 

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July 24, 2024 01:38 ET (05:38 GMT)

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