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Mexican Peso rallies to two-year high as soft CPI hits Fed bets

The Mexican Peso (MXN) appreciates on Wednesday against the US Dollar (USD) to levels last seen in May 2024 following a decline in US inflation, as markets expected, softer-than-expected, which trims bets of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in its next meeting.

The Mexican Peso (MXN) appreciates on Wednesday against the US Dollar (USD) to levels last seen in May 2024 following a decline in US inflation, as markets expected, softer-than-expected, which trims bets of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in its next meeting.

Gold impact rationale

Rising rate-hike or hawkish expectations increase gold's opportunity cost.

  • Source: FXStreet news
  • 2026-08-12
  • rates
  • inflation

Topics: gold news, gold price impact, rates, inflation