The rise in Mexico’s headline inflation to 7.3% y/y in February was mainly driven by a jump in the core rate to 6.6% y/y and the fallout from the war in Ukraine will push inflation up further in the near term. This increases the chance that Banxico will accelerate the pace of tightening later this month.
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