The price of dollar in Mexico operates in the early hours of Friday to the downside, amid expectations of a possible new increase in interest rates in USA that neutralized the effects of a decline in the dollar in global markets.
The exchange rate is listed at 17,386 pesos per dollar, according to data from the Bloomberg agency.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised this Wednesday the growth forecast for the Mexican economy in 2023 to 2.6%, one tenth more than its previous forecast for the month of November.
The figure is slightly lower than the forecasts of the Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Rogelio RamÃrez de la O, who has projected a growth of 3% at the end of the year.
In a new report published the day before, the OECD keeps the estimated growth for the economy unchanged at 2.1%. mexican economy in 2024.
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The currencies and stock markets of Latin America registered a mixed closing the previous day, amid expectations of a possible new increase in interest rates in USA that neutralized the effects of a decline in the dollar in global markets.
The dollar fell on Thursday after data showed US jobless claims rose more than expected in the past week, though the market was widely seen as consolidating ahead of inflation data and rate decision. of interest of the fed in the next week.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 28,000, to a seasonally adjusted 261,000, in the week ending June 3, according to the Labor Department. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 235,000.
Source: Gestion
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