The central financial institution of Mexico is holding a financial coverage assembly in the present day with the choice coming at eight pm DST. We’ve got described the market sentiment forward of the occasion HERE, and the final remark from the governor, that prompt some margin for extra tightening HERE.

The USDMXN continues to observe a downward pattern and is already at ranges the place it traded earlier than the world bought to know that Donald Trump could be the US president. Because of this the fx issue that has induced an prompt bounce in Mexican CPI gained’t be placing a lot stress on Banxico to tighten the coverage any extra.  

MXN isn’t any weaker now than it was in autumn earlier than the US elections; 

Commerce weighted index for MXN – the current rebound lined solely the Trump rhetoric -linked decline, Banxico must take note of the entire pattern; supply: Bloomberg

The market expectations for in the present day appear to be tilting in the direction of a 25bp charge hike however accompanied with a comparatively dovish message. Nomura analysts went even additional saying three days in the past that they now not see a charge hike now. The justification is that Banxico is very centered on inflation expectations which stay effectively anchored regardless of the spike in CPI. The current drop in oil value also needs to sign to Mexican customers that the very excessive inflation can transfer again shortly. What’s extra the renegotiation of NAFTA is now not anticipated to lead to an enormous disruption and large tariffs being imposed.

Banxico ought to attempt to keep away from a charge hike provided that the month-to-month knowledge from the economic system present no rebound after comparatively weak 2016.

No materials rebound in Mexican manufacturing regardless of the weakening of the peso in 2016; supply: Macrobond, Noble-Trading Analysis

The retail gross sales progress used to maneuver in a extremely risky sample however not too long ago posted a collection of weaker outcomes not interrupted by a spike increased which raises issues about how a lot the households can contribute to GDP progress going ahead.

Customers present most of financial progress however have eased on spending not too long ago; supply: Macrobond, Noble-Trading Analysis