Singapore to slow currency rise as recession risk mounts

Business Recorder, 5 Oct 2012
SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank is expected to ease monetary policy next week by slowing the local dollar's pace of appreciation, according to a Reuters poll, amid signs the economy likely slipped into a recession in the third quarter.
The Singapore dollar, the world's 12th most actively traded currency, has gained around 5.6 percent so far this year, helped by rising foreign investment in Singapore assets that are seen as a safe haven amid the turmoil in global financial markets. Full story