Mexico
Mexican cbank governor outlines monetary policy
The governor of the Bank of Mexico, Guillermo Ortiz Martinez, has submitted a preview of the Monetary Policy Programme for 2001 and has confirmed an aggressive tightening of the money supply by managing short-term benchmark interest rates and bank…
Banco de Mexico assigns $250 mln in put options
Banco de Mexico said on Dec 28 it placed all $250 million in dollar put options it had offered for January. The options had an average premium of 21.58 pesos per $1,000. The central bank said in a statement that there were four institutions that placed…
Mexico's Ortiz sees Dec CPI affected by US weather
Bank of Mexico Governor guillermo Ortiz warned Tuesday that December inflation will be higher than expected as key vegetable prices soared on the cold spell across the US.
Bank of Mexico sets out 2001 inflation goal
Bank of Mexico governor Guillermo Ortiz said on Thursday that the central bank was determined to slash inflation further next year and would keep a tight grip on monetary policy to achieve its goals.