# Mexico peso down on NAFTA jitters; Chilean equities sink

> Mexico's peso fell 0.8 percent on Monday amid worries over the NAFTA renegotiation, with the seventh round of talks coinciding with renewed tension between Mexico and President Trump over the border wall. Chile's IPSA index led Latin American stock losses, dropping 1.3 percent, with lithium miner SQM down nearly 3 percent.

- Date: 2018-02-26 · published 2018-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66710-mexico-peso-down-on-nafta-jitters-chilean-equities-sink
- Commodities: [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md)

## Why it matters

Currency and equity stress in Mexico tied to NAFTA uncertainty can raise the cost of imported feed ingredients priced in dollars for Mexican buyers, though the direct link to feed grain prices is weak.

## Read by commodity

- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/emerging-markets-latam/emerging-markets-mexico-peso-down-on-nafta-jitters-chilean-equities-sink-idUSL2N1QG20C/?feedName=companyNews&feedType=RSS

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