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In a commentary, Diwa Guinigundo, Member of the Advisory Panel of SMU’s Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, opined that the Philippines does not need another political saviour but an integrity dividend. He stressed that this dividend cannot be produced simply by arresting a few prominent personalities or removing one political figure from office, adding that it requires institutions that work regardless of who occupy public office. Mr Guinigundo added that the Philippines needs a political and economic system that does not depend on saviours in the first place. 

SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

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SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

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SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

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SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

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SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

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SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.

SMU and DBS released its quarterly survey, Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations, on 20 October 2026. The survey has found that most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year. Still, headline inflation expectations for the coming year came in at 3.4%, unchanged from the previous quarter’s reading. The latest print comes amid geopolitical uncertainties and trade policy concerns.

Led by SMU Professor of Finance and Director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Zhang Hong, he noted that different household spending patterns could result in varying cost-of-living pressures. He said that although one-year-ahead headline inflation expectations held at 3.4%, expected transport inflation rose from 3.8 to 5%, while healthcare expectations remained at 4%. Prof Zhang added that different spending patterns can therefore produce different expected pressures on household budgets. He also noted that the stronger rise in longer-term core inflation expectations was worth watching, as expectations about future prices could influence how households save and spend.