Singapore inflation expectations ease on weak economy - poll

Inflation expectations in Singapore eased in December from September amid a weakening global economy, according to a report released on Thursday. The Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU and MasterCard Worldwide said that their latest poll showed that consumers in the city-state see inflation at 4.37 per cent in 12 months' time, down from 4.57 per cent when a similar survey was conducted in September.