The fall in Mexico’s headline inflation rate to a 31-month low of 4.3% y/y in the first half of October masked a worrying pick-up in services inflation. This, combined with rapid wage growth and robust economic activity, supports our view that Banxico will only shift towards interest rate cuts in early 2024 and that the easing cycle will proceed more gradually than most currently anticipate.
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