Mexico's Central Bank Remains Confident in Current Rate, Regardless of Fed's Actions

Bank of Mexico board member Jonathan Heath said in an interview published Wednesday he believed Mexico’s benchmark interest rate was at the correct level, and that the board did not want to raise it again, even if the U.S. Federal Reserve pursues future hikes.

Mexico’s central bank has kept the country’s benchmark rate steady since raising it to 11.25% at the end of March, while the Fed raised interest rates in the United States by a quarter of a percentage point in late July.

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