- The Mexican peso was down as much as 1.21% versus the dollar early Friday.
- The peso has been weakening this week amid Mexico's heated presidential campaign, despite being one of the best-performing currencies against the dollar in 2018.
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The Mexican peso is tumbling ahead of this weekend's presidential debate
The Mexican peso was down as much as 1.21% versus the dollar early Friday.
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Adding to uncertainty, Mexican officials are in the midst of NAFTA negotiations. The country's foreign minister and economy minister are meeting with members of the Trump administration this week to push for an early deal.
The peso is up more than 5% against the greenback since January.
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