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🌏 Mexico's inflation hit a six-year low, and Banxico is in no hurry to celebrate

🌏 Mexico's inflation hit a six-year low, and Banxico is in no hurry to celebrate

Mexico's headline consumer prices rose 3.12% year-on-year in July, a six-year low, yet Banxico held its policy rate at 6.50% and pushed its inflation target out to late 2027. Brazil's central bank cut its benchmark Selic rate to 14.00% despite inflation expectations at 5.0%.

INEGI table of Mexico INPC for first half of August 2026: general inflation 3.26% annual, core 3.93%, non-core 0.96%.
INEGI’s mid-August INPC held headline inflation at 3.26%, still inside Banxico’s target band even as core stayed sticky near 3.9%. Source

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