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Although USD/MXN has declined more than 0.8% over the last few sessions, favoring the Mexican peso, the broader chart still does not show a clear direction. For now, the Mexican currency remains in an important neutral phase, in a context where the renewed threat of tariffs in North America and the lack of strong signals continue to limit confidence.

In this scenario, a phase of indecision could continue to be part of USD/MXN movements over the next few trading sessions, at least until relevant economic data is released.

Is the Mexican peso failing to stabilize confidence? Over the last few sessions, the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso has continued to be shaped by bond market dynamics. In both countries, yields have shown consistent increases, with Mexico’s 10-year bonds above 9.00% and U.S. 10-year bonds above 4.6%.

This differential still provides some relative appeal for peso-denominated investments, especially compared to dollar-denominated assets. This has been one of the reasons why the Mexican peso has not lost value consistently against the dollar in recent months. In addition, the difference between both central banks’ reference rates, with 6.5% in Mexico versus 3.75% in the United States, remains an important factor for the pair’s behavior.

Source: TradingEconomics

However, this relative appeal has not been enough to generate dominant strength in the Mexican peso. Part of this is explained by the moderation of inflation in Mexico, which has led the Bank of Mexico to maintain a more neutral tone in recent comments. For now, monetary policy appears focused on waiting and avoiding relevant short-term changes.

At this point, the dynamic could start to shift. While Banxico maintains a more neutral outlook, the Federal Reserve could still adopt a more aggressive tone over the coming months. According to the CME Group probability table, for the September 2026 decision, there is still a probability above 54% that the United States could deliver its first rate hike of the year, taking the rate toward a new area near 4.00%.

Source: CMEGROUP

This shift is relevant because a more aggressive Fed stance could reduce the rate differential that has favored Mexican bonds and, by extension, the Mexican peso for several months. At the same time, if dollar-denominated assets begin to offer higher yields, they could become more attractive than peso-denominated investments, which are usually perceived as riskier.

For this reason, the possibility of a more aggressive Fed continues to generate uncertainty and limits a clearer recovery in the peso. If Banxico’s comments continue to point to a neutral stance and the market maintains expectations of higher rates in the United States, the phase of indecision could remain relevant in USD/MXN over the coming weeks.

Could new tariffs have an impact? Recently, the possibility of renewed trade tensions in North America gained traction again after the United States signaled new tariffs on several Canadian products, with rates of up to 50% in the short term.

Although this event does not directly affect the Mexican economy, it does serve as a warning signal. In previous rounds of trade tension, both Canada and Mexico were exposed to tariff measures, and for now, there have been no major advances in negotiations related to the USMCA between Mexico and the United States.

This point is relevant because close to 80% of Mexican exports are directed to the United States. For this reason, any trade escalation that includes Mexico could quickly affect confidence in the Mexican peso, as has already happened during previous periods of tension. If more aggressive comments or measures against the Mexican economy emerge, USD/MXN could start to show more relevant buying pressure over the coming weeks.

Technical forecast for USD/MXN

Source: StoneX, Tradingview

Sideways range continues to dominate: For several months, USD/MXN has continued to trade within a broad long-term sideways range. Despite price movement attempts, neutrality remains the dominant feature on the chart. For now, this range remains the most important technical structure to watch and could continue to reflect a lack of direction over the next few trading sessions.
  RSI: Now, the RSI line remains close to the neutral 50 level. This indicates a balance between buying and selling impulses in the market. This reading confirms that the phase of indecision remains relevant for short-term USD/MXN movements.
  TRIX: The TRIX line shows a similar dynamic, with movements close to the neutral 0 level. This reflects balance in the strength of long-term exponential moving averages. As long as this behavior continues, price neutrality could remain important over the next few sessions. Key levels:

17.71 – Main resistance: This recent high zone coincides with the 200-period simple moving average. Sustained movements toward this area could mark the beginning of a more consistent buying bias and open room for the possible formation of a bullish trend line over the coming weeks.
  17.39 – Current barrier: This relevant retracement level from recent weeks and important neutral zone coincides with the 50-period simple moving average. If price fails to move away from this level, the phase of indecision could be reinforced and the sideways range could extend over the medium term.
  17.10 – Relevant support: This area corresponds to the 2026 lows and remains the main bearish barrier for now. Moves toward this level could bring the selling bias back into focus and open the way for a continuation of the descending channel that had remained the dominant structure months ago.
  Written by Julian Pineda, CFA, CMT – Market Analyst

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Summary:

The pair between the Peso and the Dollar (USD/MXN) is currently consolidating as traders await further triggers from the macroeconomic front. Current Setup and Live Chart The USD/MXN pair is currently trading in a consolidation between 17.1016 and 17.6417, with the former acting as the price floor and the latter acting as the ceiling. This consolidation comes as traders juggle between U.S. interest rate expectations, global risk sentiment, and Mexico’s relatively high interest rates. 

The pair has seen the recent uptick rejected at the price ceiling following the relatively dovish comments from new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at the Sintra Central Banking Forum. While these comments and the downbeat NFP data have not heavily dented the U.S. dollar’s recent strength, they have contributed to the counterbalance between the U.S. Dollar and the Mexican Peso.

Macro Drivers of the USD/MXN 1) Interest Rate Differentials

The Mexican Peso has one of the highest real interest rates among emerging market currencies. This has led to carry trades between the USD and the Mexican Peso. Now that the Fed has indicated it will adopt a cautious stance to interest rate adjustments, interest rate expectations in the U.S. have been repriced lower. The high interest-rate differential between the two currencies continues to promote foreign bond investments, carry-trade strategies, and Peso-leaning institutional capital flows.

2) Oil Prices

The Peso is a commodity currency that has a positive correlation to oil prices. During the oil price shock, the Peso gained sharply against the U.S. dollar despite safe-haven flows into the dollar. The Peso remained stable and maintained a strong 25% gain from February 2025 to date against the greenback.

3) Fed Rate Expectations

Expectations for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy continue to be a key driver for the pair’s price movements. Now that the Fed is shifting to a data-dependent approach to monetary policy, U.S. data will become important drivers of price movements in the USD/MXN pair. The pair is expected to remain sensitive to the direction of U.S. Treasury yields. Declining yields will encourage demand for the higher-yielding Peso, while rising U.S. bond yields will shift focus towards the USD.

4) Nearshoring

Mexico continues to benefit from the nearshoring trend. Nearshoring is the process by which investments shift to countries with lower production costs. Mexico has relatively lower production costs for companies in the United States, as wages are lower and the operating environment has a lower cost of moving than the United States. This nearshoring investment potential continues to support foreign direct investment into the Mexican market, which requires foreign capital denominated in U.S. dollars to be converted into the local Peso. This also boosts Mexico’s industrial production, export growth potential, and employment, all of which together provide confidence in Mexico’s economic outlook. 

Price Catalysts (Near Term) 1) U.S. economic data: U.S. data, especially those around employment, labor market conditions and inflation, look set to assume greater importance now that the Fed is shifting towards a data-dependent approach to monetary policy. Stronger-than-expected US data are supportive of USD/MXN. In contrast, downbeat data will limit near-term recovery potential, as the pair is now in a consolidation phase following a 16-month downtrend.

2) Global risk sentiment: The USD/MXN is a pair that is highly sensitive to global risk sentiment. The greenback benefits from risk aversion, while the Peso thrives when investor appetite for risk is high.

3) Mexican inflation and central bank expectations: the market will keep watch over Mexico’s data, especially those around inflation and Banxico’s rate policy. Higher domestic inflation will support the Peso, as it increases the risk of a rate hike from the Mexican central bank.

USD/MXN Weekly Forecast Scenarios Base case: neutral to bearish, as the interest rate differential and the dovish shift of the Fed should allow for a further retracement from the range top, even as a resilient USD prevents a downside continuation.

Bull case: stronger-than-expected U.S. macroeconomic data and rising U.S. bond yields. Furthermore, any conditions that lead to a deterioration in global risk sentiment can trigger a safe-haven flight to the U.S. Dollar, drawing capital away from emerging-market currencies. In this situation, the pair will break out of the consolidation and aim for the 18.15-18.60 price range. 

Bear case: softer-than-expected U.S. inflation, global risk-on sentiment, strong Mexican data (especially local inflation), and falling U.S. bond yields will trigger the bear case scenario. Add in the carry trade dynamics, and we could see a continuation of the downward trend in place since February 2025. A move toward 16.60 cannot be ruled out under this scenario.

USD/MXN Technical Outlook The pair is trading within a consolidation. 17.1016 is the range floor, and 17.6473 is the range ceiling. Currently, price is retracing after rejection at the range ceiling. The range’s floor is next in line, and if the bears succeed in eroding this support, a continuation of the downtrend towards 16.6272 (the 28 July 2023 and 17 May 2024 lows) could be on the cards.

Fig 1: USD/MXN daily chart showing key price levels (snapshot taken on 7 July 2026) On the flip side, recovery in the pair follows an uncapping of the 17.6473 range ceiling. This move lines up the 18.1547 high of 18 April 2024 with the 31 March 2026 high as the next upside target. A further upside extension brings in 18.6053 as the next target in line for the bulls.