The peso begins the session with an appreciation of 0.70% or 15.8 cents, trading around 22.33 pesos per dollar, as a greater appetite for risk was observed in the global financial markets for the second consecutive session.
This is because the leaders of the European Union approved a fiscal stimulus for 750 billion euros.
The package is divided into 390 billion grants and 360 billion in low interest rate loans. The euro remained stable after approval of the stimulus. However, an optimistic reaction was observed in other markets.
Italy’s 10-year bonds fell 6.5 basis points to 0.98%, while in Greece the 10-year bond fell 3.2 basis points to 1.11%, evidence of increased demand for higher-risk instruments, relative to debt instruments of Germany and other advanced economies.
The capital market reacted with gains, with the main indexes in Europe advancing close to 2% on average, highlighting the DAX of Germany with an advance of 1.88% and the FTSE MIB of Italy advancing 2.03 percent.
Optimism has carried over to the American session, as the futures market points to indices in the United States starting with gains above 0.70 percent.
It should be remembered that in the United States there is also the expectation that a fiscal stimulus package of at least $ 1 trillion will be approved before the end of the month, which fuels the gains in the US capital market.
The peso and the oil
It should be added that the optimism of the financial markets is also present in the raw materials market, where the price of oil registers strong advances.
The WTI starts with a gain of 3.26%, trading at $ 41.14 per barrel, while Brent rises 3.03% to $ 44.59 per barrel, its highest level since March 6.
The price of oil is advancing in anticipation of a recovery in demand for crude oil after advances in initial tests of a coronavirus vaccine were reported yesterday.
Likewise, it is expected that a decline in crude inventories in the United States will be released again this week.
Gold and other currencies
Among the main crosses, the five most appreciated currencies are the Australian dollar, with an increase of 0.91%, the South African rand with an appreciation of 0.90%, the Mexican peso with 0.70%, the Norwegian krone with 0.63% and the Brazilian real with 0.58 percent.
For their part, gold and silver reached annual highs once again due to the weakening of the dollar and the expectation of more economic stimuli considered inflationary.
Gold peaked at 1,841.64 not seen since September 2011 and silver peaked at 21,033 not seen since June 2016.
Indicators of Banxico
It should be mentioned that the large increase in the price of silver is also due to the expectation of a recovery in the demand for industrial metals, given the broad economic stimuli, together with the concerns regarding supply from Latin America. , due to the increase in the number of coronavirus cases.
Today, the exchange rate is expected to trade between 22.25 and 22.55 pesos per dollar. The euro begins the session with little change compared to Monday’s close, trading at $ 1.1446 per euro, while the pound is up 0.37% and is trading at $ 1.2708 per pound.
Money and debt market
The 10-year Treasury bonds in the United States and the 10-year M bonds in Mexico begin the session with little change compared to Monday’s close, showing yields of 0.61% and 5.84%, respectively.
Derivatives market
To cover a depreciation of the peso beyond 23 pesos per dollar, a call option, with an exercise date within 1 month has a premium of 1.45% and represents the right but not the obligation to buy dollars in the level mentioned above.
On the other hand, the interbank forward for sale is at 22.4473 at 1 month, 22.8455 at 6 months and 23.2957 pesos per dollar at one year.
Gabriela Siller; PhD
Director of Economic-Financial Analysis.
Banco BASE
