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Mexico cenbanker warns global events could spur next hike

Back in December, Mexico followed the Fed with a quarter-percentage point hike.

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17/05/2016 |15:54Reuters |
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Mexico's central bank may need to raise interest rates if global events hit the peso and inflation expectations, Deputy Central Bank Governor Javier Guzmán said on Tuesday.

Guzmán, according to a copy of a speech delivered in Mexico City, said that Mexico currently faces a similar situation to last December when the U.S. Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs.

Back in December, Mexico followed the Fed with a quarter-percentage point hike. Guzmán said another Fed hike could cause "disorderly" movements of capital as well as risks to inflation and financial stability.

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