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MXN Stabilising After Near 4% Sell-Off

MEXICO
  • The Mexican Peso came under significant pressure late Thursday and overnight on Friday amid the risk-off sentiment across global equity markets, exacerbated my the SVB news noted above.
  • USDMXN had traded with a moderate upward bias following the below-expectations inflation data on Thursday morning. The significantly impacted risk sentiment then exacerbated the price action with an initial surge through the week’s highs and the 20-day EMA.
  • An even greater spike overnight saw USDMXN briefly rise through the breakdown level of 18.50 to print highs of 18.5950, completing a near 4% rally from the Thursday 17.90 lows. Price has since moderated and remains close to Thursday’s closing levels around 18.35 ahead of the US non-farm payrolls data.
  • Mexico’s Labor Ministry will publish nominal wages data for February. Nominal wages increased 10.9% y/y the month before.

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