Asia Market Movers | Chatter of an imminent monetary policy easing from Singapore's central bank

Monday, 21 Jul, 2025 Central Banks Chatter of an imminent monetary policy easing from Singapore's central bank The Singapore dollar is under renewed pressure as U.S. trade tensions escalate and expectations grow that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) may ease its exchange-rate policy to support the eco Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1784 – Reuters estimate People's Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT. The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as Learn more News China quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas, tightening grip on EV-critical supply chain China has quietly issued its first rare earth mining and smelting quotas for 2025 without the usual public announcement, according to sources familiar with the matter — a move seen as part of Beijing' Stock market update UK to launch self-driving taxi and bus services by 2026, opening new door for EV investors The UK government has announced that the first wave of self-driving taxis, private hire vehicles, and bus-like services will be permitted on public roads from spring 2026. This move is part of the cou News UK consumer confidence sees sharpest drop since 2022 on job fears, inflation pressures UK consumer confidence fell sharply in Q2, marking its first meaningful drop since late 2022. Deloitte's index fell 2.6 points to 10.4%, the lowest reading since early 2024, driven by job security fea News UK house prices post steepest July drop in 20+ years as sellers slash to lure buyers Asking prices for newly listed UK homes fell 1.2% in July, the sharpest drop for that month in over 20 years. Sellers are pricing more competitively amid high inventory levels and increased buyer sens News Has Trump's social media app been hacked? Be careful of what you hear from Trump's social media app, I am wondering if his account has been hacked? This is one of many strange 'tweets' he is posting: It's a video that I haven't uploaded here. News New Zealand Q2 CPI 0.5% q/q (expected 0.6%) 2.7% y/y (expected 2.8%) New Zealand inflation data for Q2 2025 a little lower than expected more to come 0.5% q/q expected 0.6%, prior 0.9% 2.7% y/y expected 2.8%, prior 2.5% CPI tradeables 0.3% q/q expected 0.5%, prior 0.8% Learn more Central Banks Trump dummy spit re Bessent: "I know better than anybody what's good for the Market" I posted earlier on efforts from Bessent reported by the Wall Street Journal: Bessent urges Trump not to fire Fed Chair Powell in private pitch to keep stability Trump says the Journal's piece is 'unt

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