Asia Market Movers: Monetary Authority of Singapore says policy remains appropriate, MAS well placed on risks

Tuesday, 12 Aug, 2025 Central Banks Monetary Authority of Singapore says policy remains appropriate, MAS well placed on risks Singapore central bank chief economist: Reaffirms that policy remains appropriate and Mas is well placed to respond to risks remains appropriate after accounting for factors affecting domestic growth News Trump taps EJ Antoni to head BLS, sparking concerns over partisanship and expertise Trump taps EJ Antoni to head BLS, sparking concerns over partisanship and expertise President Trump has nominated EJ Antoni, chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Sta Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1901 – 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 Stock market update Japan benchmark share price indexes, Nikkei and Topix, have both hit all-time highs Japan benchmark share price indexes, Nikkei and Topix, have both hit all-time highs *** TOPIX is the Tokyo Price Index covers all domestic companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exch News Singapore Q2 GDP +4.4% y/y (vs. 4.3% expected) & +1.4% q/q Singapore's economy expanded 4.4% year-on-year in Q2, slightly above the earlier 4.3% estimate, with quarter-on-quarter growth of 1.4% following a 0.5% contraction in Q1. The Ministry of Trade and Ind News Trump just confirmed his can-kick TACO - extends China tariff pause for another 90 days Greg had this news hours ago, just a formality now  Trump extends China tariff deadlines 90 days T r u m p : J u s t   s i g n e d   a n   e x e c u t i v e   o r d e r   Central Banks GBP to fall against EUR and USD - pick your poison. BoE to cut again and again and again. HSBC says its economists expect further signs of disinflation to emerge alongside a cooling UK labour market, paving the way for the Bank of England to maintain a steady pace of 25-basis-point rate cu News UK retail sales rise in July, driven by warm weather and higher food prices UK consumer spending picked up in July, helped by hot weather early in the month (the UK Met Office said July was the UK's fifth-warmest on record.) that boosted clothing sales, though momentum faded Learn more Forex MUFG warns hot CPI could derail Sept Fed cut. Dollar jumps, sparking leak speculation. MUFG says the biggest obstacle to an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve's September meeting would be a sharper-than-expected rebound in US inflation over the summer. Investors will be watching t

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