MAS survey highlights Covid-19 and China among top downside market risks
Investors will take heart from predictions of strong growth for Singapore’s economy, but analysts observed that China's tech clampdown and the pandemic could still disrupt markets.
China's recent tightening of regulations on specific sectors weighed more heavily on analysts' minds in August, compared with two months ago, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s latest survey of professional forecasters, released Wednesday (September 1).
A quarter of respondents - 24 economists and analysts in total - cited tightening regulations in China as a top factor that could affect market conditions in Singapore, up from zero in the June survey.
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