# Why is the Mexican Peso Gaining against the Dollar?

> Goldman Sachs and XP Investimentos expect renewed dollar weakness to support the Mexican peso, which is up about 9.5% versus the dollar this year. The peso had given back some gains amid domestic political noise and a global selloff tied to US debt ceiling talks.

- Date: 2023-05-25 · published 2023-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36160-why-is-the-mexican-peso-gaining-against-the-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

Continued peso strength makes dollar-priced feed imports cheaper for Mexican buyers, while the view on dollar weakness points to firmer dollar-denominated grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDMXN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-07-30 | [Rand gains ground against the dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64323-rand-gains-ground-against-the-dollar.md) | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-01-24 | [Why the dollar is weak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67171-why-the-dollar-is-weak.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-06-25 | [GBP: Is there room for sterling to make gains against the dollar?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24476-gbp-is-there-room-for-sterling-to-make-gains-against-the-dollar.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2019-11-10 | [Why the euro is emerging as a brave bet against the dollar \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56286-why-the-euro-is-emerging-as-a-brave-bet-against-the-dollar-the-national.md) | +0.0% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2023-11-29 | [The Australian dollar is surging. Here’s why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33404-the-australian-dollar-is-surging-here-s-why.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- bloomberglinea.com: https://www.bloomberglinea.com/english/analysts-say-dollar-weakness-fuels-super-peso-gains-despite-political-noise-in-mexico/

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