# Mexico cuts interest rate to 6.25%; peso weakens 0.99% against the dollar in a day

> Mexico’s central bank cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% in a 3–2 vote, with the new rate taking effect on November 6. The peso weakened 0.99% against the dollar on November 5, while the bank cited easing inflation and economic slack and raised its fourth-quarter 2026 inflation forecast from 3.5% to 3.7%.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T03:09:35.667Z
- Category: macro · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83243-mexico-cuts-interest-rate-to-6-25-peso-weakens-0-99-against-the-dollar-in-a-day
- Commodities: [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md)

## Why it matters

The rate cut narrows the interest-rate differential with the United States and may weigh on the peso, increasing the local-currency cost of imported feed and agricultural inputs. The reported exchange-rate move does not establish a direct change in commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tokenpost.kr: https://www.tokenpost.kr/news/economy/433720

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