Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) hiked interest rates by 75bp, to 8.50%, for a second consecutive meeting yesterday but, amid mounting evidence that the economy is struggling and with inflation close to a peak, we think that the pace of tightening will slow from here. Our forecast is for the policy rate to reach 10.00% by year-end, which is a touch more hawkish than investors anticipate.
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