Activity data from Mexico for April suggest that, after a weak Q1, the economy has continued to struggle at the start of Q2. In better news, inflation data to the middle of the month, also released today, showed that headline CPI is still below target. That should allow policymakers to keep interest rates at their current record low of 3.00% this year even if the Fed hikes rates in September.
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