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TRY Is Down 25% in December, MXN Is At The Top Up 3.4%

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  • The economic and political uncertainty combined with the ‘extremely’ dovish CBRT (despite inflation standing at over 20%) have been weighing on the TRY, which is down over 25% against the USD since the start of the month.
  • CLP is the second weakest performer among the EM world, down 5% against the greenback. Most of the losses came from today’s depreciation following Boric victory in Sunday’s runoff.
  • Selling pressure on HUF and BRL has remained elevated despite both central banks raising rates aggressively to curb inflationary pressures.
  • At the top, MXN is the best performing currency this month so far, up 3.4% against the USD, even though oil prices have been under pressure amid new restrictions.
  • The higher-than-expected 50bps hike (vs. 25bps) last week generated some bullish momentum on MXN in recent days; USDMXN broke below its 50DMA support on Friday.

Source: Bloomberg

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