Skip to main content

Bank of Mexico hikes rates amid fears of rising inflation risks

Uncertainty over Nafta negotiations clouds economic outlook, experts say

The Bank of Mexico

The governing board of the Bank of Mexico increased interest rates by 25 basis points to 7.75% on June 21, to tackle heightened inflationary pressures.

The board voted unanimously to hike rates to counter increased inflationary risks. It said these were caused especially by higher energy prices and a continued fall in the peso.

Annual headline inflation continued to decrease, from 4.55% in April to 4.51% in May, the central bank said.

Over the past two months, the peso has depreciated by 12.7

Solo los usuarios que tengan una suscripción de pago o formen parte de una suscripción corporativa pueden imprimir o copiar contenido.

Para acceder a estas opciones, junto con todas las demás ventajas de la suscripción, póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com o consulte nuestras opciones de suscripción aquí: subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

Actualmente no puede copiar este contenido. Póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com para obtener más información.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Regístrese en Central Banking

Todos los campos son obligatorios, salvo que se indique lo contrario.

Mostrar contraseña
Ocultar contraseña

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Iniciar sesión
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.