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Risk appetite
How willing investors are to hold risky assets. When it drops, money runs to the dollar and safe bonds; emerging currencies like the peso get sold first.
In pesos: A crisis on the other side of the world can push USD/MXN up 50 centavos in a day without anything changing in Mexico.
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1/4 5 min Read What it means when the peso weakens A beginner's guide to how the peso-dollar exchange rate works: who moves it, why it swings, and what it means for your money.Related assets
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