Slowdown in Mexico’s Inflation but not Forex

The governor of Mexico’s central bank, Alejandro Diaz de Leon, anticipates the inflation rate to resume its slow down this year moving towards the three percent target rate of the bank.

Data shows that inflation rate declined for the first half by 5.54 percent in January compared to the 6.77 percent in December.

When asked about the comments of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding his remarks on the weakened dollar that could be a problem for the currency, Diaz said that it could lead to a short-term volatility.

Although there are no premeditated detrimental effects and “confrontational environment” on the foreign exchange market, based on the latest situation, he said.