Mexico | Will the recent peso depreciation prevent Banxico from delivering a rate cut?
Published on Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Mexico | Will the recent peso depreciation prevent Banxico from delivering a rate cut?
Our base case is a split 3-2 vote in favor of a 25bp rate cut to 10.75% with a majority of members acknowledging a weakening economy and increased confidence about the inflation outlook, but the sudden peso depreciation following the weekend’s global volatility bout represents a risk to our call.
Key points
- Key points:
- Last week, the Fed kept unchanged its policy rate, but shifted its policy bias to neutral by hinting that it is increasingly focused on its maximum employment goal.
- Headline inflation in Mexico continued to trend upwards, but core inflation is set to have decreased for 18 months in a row despite core services inflation stickiness.
- We think that a rate cut is warranted given the continued deceleration of core inflation and increased downside risks to economic activity.
- The most recent exchange rate volatility is explained by a global risk-off mood and not by idiosyncratic factors; monetary policy should not react to these movements.
- Extending the pause would drive the policy stance to remain very restrictive during 2024-25, with an ex-ante real rate well above neutral.
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INFLATION AND BANXICO POLICY RATE
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The shaded area indicates the inflation target range. Source: BBVA Research / INEGI / Banxico
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