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USDMXN Narrows Gap With 50-day EMA

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  • A modest downtick in USDMXN ahead of the Fed is in line with a slightly softer greenback on Wednesday. The pair is currently consolidating at the week’s lows around 20.40, with last week’s low at 20.3180 the nearest support of note which matches closely with the 50-day EMA.
    • If breached, the move lower would signal scope for a deeper pullback towards 20.00 initially.
  • Data: 1200BST/0700ET - June Revised Trade Balance, est. -1.2b, prior -2.22b
  • Local News:
  • President AMLO’s flagship Maya Train project will cost up to $20 billion, his second mega infrastructure project expected to run over budget amid setbacks and surging inflation.
    • Lopez Obrador announced a $15 billion to $20 billion price tag at a press conference Tuesday, which is as much as 70% higher than the $11.8 billion estimate the government had previously announced. (BBG)
  • AMLO also reiterated that a TC Energy gas pipeline being built with state utility CFE will cost $5 billion and will run from Tuxpan to Dos Bocas, and then via land to the Yucatan peninsula.
    • Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico sees $40 billion in FDI by 2024, mainly in energy and electro-mobility. (BBG)
  • Grupo Sanborns SAB, a chain of retail stores controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, is planning to delist from the Mexican stock exchange.
    • The move will make Sanborns the latest Mexican company to exit the nation’s exchange, which last year saw more de-listings than offerings. (BBG)

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