Mexico keeps interest rate steady at 11.25%

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - Mexico's central bank announced Thursday it kept its key interest rate steady at the record high level of 11.25%.

The move came in line with market expectations.

The Banco de Mexico last made a hike in March 2023 that pushed the interest rate to a record high of 11.25%, which marked its 15th rate increase since mid-2021.

"World economic activity is anticipated to have grown during the fourth quarter of 2023 at a more moderate rate than in the previous quarter, although it continues showing resilience," the central bank’s Governing Board said in a statement.

"In most advanced economies, headline inflation increased due to pressures on energy prices while core inflation continued decreasing. The central banks of these economies left their reference rates unchanged," it added.