Among commodities, gold prices dropped, closing in around the $4,430 mark, influenced by the rising US dollar and Treasury yields. In the cryptocurrency market, the Pi Network saw a nearly 2% decline, trading slightly above $0.2000, while Centralized Exchanges received 1.90 million PI tokens.<\/p>\n
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With Mexico’s inflation for December coming in at 3.69%, lower than the 3.8% we anticipated, the outlook has shifted. This is a significant miss, suggesting that the price pressures we saw through the middle of 2025 are easing faster than expected. This gives Banxico, Mexico’s central bank, a clear green light to consider cutting interest rates in the first quarter of this year.<\/p>\n
This data should prompt traders to position for a weaker Mexican Peso in the coming weeks. The high interest rates in Mexico fueled a profitable carry trade that strengthened the peso for much of 2025, but that trend is now at risk of reversing. We should now be looking at derivative strategies that benefit from a rising USD\/MXN exchange rate, such as buying call options on the pair.<\/p>\n
The disinflationary trend is becoming clearer, with the current 3.69% figure moving closer to Banxico\u2019s official 3.0% target. With the central bank\u2019s policy rate holding at a restrictive 10.00%, there is considerable room for cuts. This contrasts with the situation in the US, where a firm dollar suggests the Federal Reserve may be slower to ease policy, adding more fuel for a potential rise in USD\/MXN.<\/p>\n
Beyond currency, traders should anticipate falling yields on Mexican government bonds. The market will begin pricing in rate cuts more aggressively ahead of the next policy meetings. This makes positions in interest rate futures that bet on a lower TIIE rate look increasingly attractive for the near term.<\/p>\n
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