El gobernador del Banco de México dijo que las autoridades podrían intervenir discrecionalmente en el mercado cambiario en alguna situación excepcional
The majority of the board members are worried about the risk that global volatility could spark a "disorderly" drop in the peso that could have a bigger impact on inflation.
The peso sank as much as 0.9 percent to 18.4510 per dollar, its weakest since February.
Economía18/05/2016
Dólar repunta a $18.70 en bancos
El billete verde tiene una alza de 13 centavos; la BMV opera con una baja de 0.35%
En ventanillas bancarias el dólar cerró en 17.55 pesos, ocho centavos menos que el cierre de ayer
Economía16/03/2016
Fed inyecta optimismo al peso
El peso alcanzó su mejor nivel desde inicios del año; el dólar cerró en 17.93 pesos, una baja de 24 centavos respecto al cierre de ayer
The central bank in February surprised markets by delivering a 50 basis point rate hike and unleashing a new programme for direct market intervention.
The move, announced last week, was part of an assault on speculators who have battered the local currency.
English22/02/2016
Dollar closes at $18.37 pesos
The peso rose 0.84% in the interbank market.
The peso fell 0.2 percent against the dollar in morning trading to 18.315, after hitting a monthly low of 17.962 on Wednesday after the move by the Bank of Mexico.