Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Nigel Chiang

Centennial Asia Advisors deliver timely and accurate economic and political analysis to investors, focused on anticipating key turning points that affect the client’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Clients include public agencies and central banks, as well as fund managers and investment banks. The company draws strength from its flexibility to tailor products to fit client’s specific interests. It provides detailed macro-economic forecasts, scenario analysis and timely assessments of how specific major economic and political developments may affect a client’s areas of interest. At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way.

Economist

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Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

Centennial Asia Advisors is an independent research and advisory firm that works with governments, multilateral institutions, financial firms and leading MNCs.

Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

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<li>Inflation risks have risen as the stronger than expected economic rebound is closing the output gap quickly and thus price pressures are becoming more broad-based. </li>
<li>The central bank’s surprise move to tighten monetary policy further last week is likely to be followed by more tightening, in monetary policy in October and in macro-prudential measures.</li>
<li>We also expect non-monetary moves to cool inflation. A more aggressive easing of border restrictions to allow migrant workers in would improve labour supply and cool wage growth.</li>
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Inflation risks have risen as the stronger than expected economic rebound is closing the output gap quickly and thus price pressures are becoming more broad-based. 
The central bank’s surprise move to tighten monetary policy further last week is likely to be followed by more tightening, in monetary policy in October and in macro-prudential measures.
We also expect non-monetary moves to cool inflation. A more aggressive easing of border restrictions to allow migrant workers in would improve labour supply and cool wage growth.


Singapore: Broader Macro Shifts Compel Fundamental Policy Changes