The Mexican peso keeps sliding as the country's presidential race heats up

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April 23, 2018 3:47 PM

The Mexican peso was down more than 1.50% against the dollar on Monday morning.

The Mexican peso was down more than 1.5% versus the US dollar on Monday morning.
The drop comes after Sunday's presidential debate in Mexico city.
Follow the peso in real time here.

The Mexican peso continued falling Monday morning after Sunday's presidential debate in Mexico City.

The peso was down 1.6% to

At the same time, the dollar has been strengthening amid growing inflation concerns. The US Treasury yield spiked to nearly 3% Monday on the back of last week's commodities rally, which stoked fears of faster interest rate hikes.

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