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Fitch downgraded Mexico's credit rating to BBB- with a stable outlook on April 16, 2020. The Mexican peso weakened, with USD/MXN rising from 23.95 to around 24.23 amid broad risk aversion linked to COVID-19 deaths and weak US data.
A weaker peso raises the cost of dollar-denominated feed imports for Mexican buyers, while the risk-off move supports the dollar and pressures commodity prices broadly.
octaafrica.netApr 16, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
