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The peso fell sharply in early March 2020 to a record low above 22.00 per dollar on March 9, after oil prices collapsed and coronavirus fears spread. Banxico intervened and doubled its FX hedging program to $30 billion, and the peso ended March 13 at 21.93, down 15.2% from February.
Peso depreciation raises Mexican import costs for feed ingredients and pressures Pemex and fiscal finances, which can dampen Mexican demand for feed and livestock output.
focus-economics.comJavierMar 16, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% 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.
