{"slug": "economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-in-july-after-inflation-rises-but", "title": "Economists expect unchanged monetary policy in July, after inflation rises but stays under forecast", "summary": "Private-sector economists expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore to keep monetary policy unchanged in July, after core inflation rose to 1.6% in June from 1.4% in May but undershot the median forecast of 1.7% in a Bloomberg poll. The economists anticipate authorities will monitor electricity prices and AI-led growth.", "body_md": "# Economists expect unchanged monetary policy in July, after inflation rises but stays under forecast\n\nThey expect the authorities to monitor electricity prices and AI-led growth\n\n[SINGAPORE] Private-sector economists still expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to stand pat at its July monetary policy meeting, after core and headline inflation rose in June but undershot forecasts.\n\nCore inflation, which excludes accommodation and private transport, picked up to 1.6 per cent in June, from May’s 1.4 per cent, data from MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed on Thursday (Jul 23).\n\nIt was lower than the median 1.7 per cent predicted in Bloomberg’s poll of private sector economists.\n\n[TRENDING NOW](/pulse?ref=trending-now)\n\nWhat makes a good job? Feeling that you matter\n\nLermit Road bungalow owned by family of Dennis Lee’s son on the market at S$98.8 million\n\nA ‘shadow bank’ hiding in Singapore’s Little India casts light on financial services gap\n\nKeppel DC Reit prepares Singapore data centre for potential redevelopment; H1 DPU up 11.3%", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-in-july-after-inflation-rises-but", "canonical_source": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-july-after-inflation-rises-stays-under-forecast", "published_at": "2026-07-23 10:37:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 10:53:45.734031+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Monetary Authority of Singapore", "Ministry of Trade and Industry", "Bloomberg"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-in-july-after-inflation-rises-but", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-in-july-after-inflation-rises-but.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-in-july-after-inflation-rises-but.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/economists-expect-unchanged-monetary-policy-in-july-after-inflation-rises-but.jsonld"}}