Mexican Peso rises on improved risk appetite amid strong USD

The post Mexican Peso rises on improved risk appetite amid strong USD appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Mexican Peso strengthens for the second consecutive day as traders increase the odds of a 25 bps Fed rate cut to 85.9%. Banxico minutes confirm economic slowdown, reinforcing the view that less restrictive policy is needed as Mexican industrial production contracts. US Producer Price Index (PPI) data supports disinflation, while University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment weakens, and inflation expectations rise. The Mexican Peso registers gains against the Greenback for the second consecutive day after hitting a low of 19.61 in early trading on Thursday. A tranche of economic data in the United States (US) reassured investors that the Federal Reserve (Fed) might lower borrowing costs at the November meeting, a headwind for the US Dollar. Therefore, the USD/MXN trades at 19.38, down 0.38%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that prices paid by producers came in around estimates, indicating that the disinflation process is evolving. Lately, the University of Michigan (UoM) Consumer Sentiment showed signs of deterioration, while inflation expectations over the next year increased for the first time in five months. The USD/MXN extended its losses as data from the CME FedWatch Tool showed that traders had increased the odds for a 25-basis-point rate cut to 85.9%, while the chances of the Fed keeping rates unchanged are 14.1%. Across the south of the border, the Mexican economic docket revealed that Industrial Production contracted in monthly and annual figures, painting a gloomy economic outlook. The minutes of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) showed that the economy is undergoing a slowdown, losing some pace since the last quarter of 2023. This, along with the evolution of the disinflation process in Mexico, is one of the two reasons Banxico mentioned that policy needs to be less restrictive. In the meantime, Chicago Fed President Austal Goolsbee crossed the newswires. He said…

Oct 12, 2024 - 19:00
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Mexican Peso rises on improved risk appetite amid strong USD

The post Mexican Peso rises on improved risk appetite amid strong USD appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.

Mexican Peso strengthens for the second consecutive day as traders increase the odds of a 25 bps Fed rate cut to 85.9%. Banxico minutes confirm economic slowdown, reinforcing the view that less restrictive policy is needed as Mexican industrial production contracts. US Producer Price Index (PPI) data supports disinflation, while University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment weakens, and inflation expectations rise. The Mexican Peso registers gains against the Greenback for the second consecutive day after hitting a low of 19.61 in early trading on Thursday. A tranche of economic data in the United States (US) reassured investors that the Federal Reserve (Fed) might lower borrowing costs at the November meeting, a headwind for the US Dollar. Therefore, the USD/MXN trades at 19.38, down 0.38%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that prices paid by producers came in around estimates, indicating that the disinflation process is evolving. Lately, the University of Michigan (UoM) Consumer Sentiment showed signs of deterioration, while inflation expectations over the next year increased for the first time in five months. The USD/MXN extended its losses as data from the CME FedWatch Tool showed that traders had increased the odds for a 25-basis-point rate cut to 85.9%, while the chances of the Fed keeping rates unchanged are 14.1%. Across the south of the border, the Mexican economic docket revealed that Industrial Production contracted in monthly and annual figures, painting a gloomy economic outlook. The minutes of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) showed that the economy is undergoing a slowdown, losing some pace since the last quarter of 2023. This, along with the evolution of the disinflation process in Mexico, is one of the two reasons Banxico mentioned that policy needs to be less restrictive. In the meantime, Chicago Fed President Austal Goolsbee crossed the newswires. He said…

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