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

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

  • The Mexican peso was down nearly 2% 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.
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The Mexican peso continued falling Monday morning on the back of Sunday's presidential debate in Mexico City.

The peso was down 1.96% to

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

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