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USD/MXN Dips as Peso Strengthens Amid Trade Tensions

2/17/2025

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The USD/MXN exchange rate dipped to 20.27, slipping beneath the 50-day SMA of 20.42, as disappointing US retail sales and softened Fed expectations weighed in. Meanwhile, the Mexican Peso strengthened, buoyed by a cautious Banxico approach, even as trade tensions with the US loom large. All eyes are on Mexico's upcoming December retail sales and Q4 GDP.

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The USD/MXN exchange rate dipped to 20.27, slipping beneath the 50-day SMA of 20.42, as disappointing US retail sales and softened Fed expectations weighed in. Meanwhile, the Mexican Peso strengthened, buoyed by a cautious Banxico approach, even as trade tensions with the US loom large. All eyes are on Mexico's upcoming December retail sales and Q4 GDP.