Latam Weekly: Mexican Economic Activity, Mid-Month CPIsGLOBAL ECONOMICS
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拉美周报:墨西哥经济活动、月中CPI · 全球经济
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Mexico dominates next week's Latam calendar with retail sales, bi-weekly October CPI, unemployment and August IGAE activity data. Headline bi-weekly inflation is forecast at 0.5% m/m and 3.7% y/y, with core at 0.2% m/m and 3.7% y/y. Activity is expected to stay above 3% y/y, while MXN weakness and the Fed's hiking cycle conflict with Banxico minutes showing three of five board members leaning toward possible cuts. Brazil also publishes IPCA-15.
- Institution
- Scotiabank Economics
- Published
- 10/16/2026
- Research topic
- Fed Policy · S&P 500 · Inflation
- Time horizon
- next week · near-term · next year · 2026
Key arguments
- Mexico's bi-weekly headline CPI is forecast at 3.7% y/y, with core also at 3.7% y/y.
- August IGAE economic activity is expected to remain above 3% y/y, partly on assumed 3% growth.
- Three of five Banxico board members lean toward possible cuts, per minutes, clashing with MXN weakness and the Fed hiking cycle.
- Mexican tourism arrivals rose 4% y/y in Jan-Aug 2026, slowing from 7.5% a year earlier.
Key numbers
- Mexico bi-weekly headline CPI (Oct, y/y)
- 3.7%
- Mexico bi-weekly headline CPI (Oct, m/m)
- 0.5%
- Mexico bi-weekly core CPI (Oct, y/y)
- 3.7%
- Mexico tourism arrivals, Jan-Aug 2026
- +4% y/y
- Mexico tourism arrivals growth, prior-year period
- 7.5% y/y
Main risks
- Inflation and activity data may not confirm the expected direction, affecting Banxico's policy path.
- MXN weakness could intensify imported inflation and constrain easing.
- The Fed's hiking cycle could widen rate differentials and pressure regional currencies.
Corresponding source evidence
• Headline inflation expected to pick up to 3.6 –3.7% y/y, economic activity likely remaining above 3% y/y, MXN weakness, and the Fed’s hiking cycle are at odds with Banxico’s minutes showing that three of the five board members are leaning toward possible cuts.
• Headline inflation expected to pick up to 3.6 –3.7% y/y, economic activity likely remaining above 3% y/y, MXN weakness, and the Fed’s hiking cycle are at odds with Banxico’s minutes showing that three of the five board members are leaning toward possibl e cuts.
Tech sector sentiment and energy market developments should remain important shot- callers for trading next week, with the S&P 500’s ~2% loss since Friday marking the index’s worst weekly s howing in two months —though, of course, after reaching an all-time high ten days ago.
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