SINGAPORE -- Singapore's central bank on Monday eased its monetary policy in response to the new coronavirus pandemic, following regional peers that have rushed to cut rates and cushion the severe blow to their economies.
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Economists had expected the bank to ease policy to limit economic fallout from the coronavirus. © Reuters
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's central bank on Monday eased its monetary policy in response to the new coronavirus pandemic, following regional peers that have rushed to cut rates and cushion the severe blow to their economies.