The weaker-than-expected 2.7% y/y increase in Mexican consumer prices in August, coming alongside further government spending cuts expected to be announced in the 2017 budget later today, strengthens the case for interest rates to remain unchanged this month. But with inflation likely to resume its upward trend soon, we still expect a 50bp rate hike in December.
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