# Mexican Peso slumps as US ECI costs rose, bolstering the US Dollar

> The Mexican peso fell about 0.4% against the dollar after Mexico's Q1 GDP grew 1.6% year on year, below estimates. A stronger-than-expected US Employment Cost Index also pushed the dollar higher and reduced expectations of an imminent Fed rate cut.

- Date: 2024-04-30 · published 2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30947-mexican-peso-slumps-as-us-eci-costs-rose-bolstering-the-us-dollar
- Commodities: [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar and weaker peso make US feed and grain exports relatively more expensive for Mexican buyers, a modest headwind for corn and soymeal demand. Ongoing dollar strength tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-10-15 | [Mexican Peso strikes back as hot US PPI fails to lift Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17273-mexican-peso-strikes-back-as-hot-us-ppi-fails-to-lift-dollar.md) | -0.5% | — |
| DXY | 2025-07-31 | [Pound Sterling slumps against US Dollar as traders pare Fed dovish bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24023-pound-sterling-slumps-against-us-dollar-as-traders-pare-fed-dovish-bets.md) | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-09-29 | [Fed Rate Hike Bets and US Bond Rout Bolster the Dollar, Hurt Equities and Gold \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17391-fed-rate-hike-bets-and-us-bond-rout-bolster-the-dollar-hurt-equities-and-gold.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2023-03-15 | [Euro Slumps against Pound and Dollar as European Banking Fears Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10082-euro-slumps-against-pound-and-dollar-as-european-banking-fears-rise.md) | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2021-11-04 | [Dollar rebounds, sterling slumps, as market resets rate expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44289-dollar-rebounds-sterling-slumps-as-market-resets-rate-expectations.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/mexican-peso-declines-against-us-dollar-as-q1-gdp-misses-forecasts-202404301700

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