Mexico’s inflation landscape showed mixed signals in the first half of October 2024. A Reuters survey revealed that general inflation likely increased, while core inflation continued its downward trend. This development strengthens expectations that the central bank will maintain its course of interest rate cuts. The median forecast from ten analysts projected a general inflation […]
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