By Brendan O’Boyle and Isabel Woodford MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank on Wednesday signaled it would hold the country’s benchmark interest rate at its current al[...]
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Central America
Mexico to launch tender for 10 industrial parks in 15 days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will in 15 days launch a public tender for the construction of 10 industrial parks at a planned business corridor on an isthmus in the south of the country, Presid[...]
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Mexican economy grew for sixth consecutive quarter in Q1
(Reuters) – Mexico’s economy grew for the sixth quarter in a row in the first quarter, data from Latin America’s second-largest economy showed on Friday, with growth in line with mar[...]
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Mexico headline inflation seen at its lowest level in over 1-1/2 years – Reuters poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s headline inflation likely slowed in the first half of May to its lowest level in 19 months, a Reuters poll on Tuesday showed, backing views of a sustained[...]
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IMF sees slower Dominican Republic growth at 4% in 2023
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s economy is expected to grow around 4% in 2023, the IMF said on Monday, slowing from the 4.9% rise in 2022. The economy is “one of the[...]
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Mexican peso to stay strong despite end of cenbank tightening cycle – analysts
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican peso could remain the top performer among major global currencies in the coming weeks, despite Mexico’s central bank choosing to halt a ne[...]
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Inflation fight risks central banks’ credibility and autonomy, BIS warns
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The credibility and independence of central banks around the world is at risk if stubbornly-high global inflation rates are not bought under control, the head of[...]
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Currency fluctuations’ effect on N.American cos fell in Q4, report shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American companies’ results fell in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with the previous quarter, data from trea[...]
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Mexico’s mighty peso hits 7-year record high against U.S. dollar
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s peso currency flexed its muscle on Monday to reach its highest value against the U.S. dollar in seven years, following nearly two years of in[...]
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