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Banxico Signals Lower Rate Hike At March Meeting, USDMXN Sharply Lower

MEXICO
  • Link to statement: https://www.banxico.org.mx/publications-and-press/...
  • Banxico signalling potential for lower rate hike at March meeting:
  • "The Board considers that, given the monetary policy stance already attained and depending on the evolution of incoming data, for its next policy meeting, the upward adjustment to the reference rate could be of lower magnitude."
  • Certainly more hawkish than expectations on all fronts. Seeing some strength in the peso, with USDMXN selling off a little under 1% to 18.80 as of writing.
  • Updated inflation forecasts are set out in the following table within the statement:

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