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Banxico on hold but rate cuts still not out of the question

Interest rates in Mexico were left unchanged at 3.0% last night and concerns amongst policymakers about the weakness of the peso suggest that cuts are unlikely in the very near-term. For our part, we do not think that the recent depreciation of the peso will cause inflation to rise. And with economic growth still struggling and fiscal policy set to be tightened, we still would not rule out rate cuts later this year.


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