There’s plenty of uncertainty about whether the tariffs on all US imports from Mexico announced last night by President Trump will be introduced and rise to the full 25%. The impact of the starting tariff rate of 5% on Mexico’s economy would probably be largely offset by a further modest fall in the peso. But a higher tariff rate would hurt exports and prompt Banxico to tighten monetary policy.
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