Banxico cuts rates 25 bps to 6.50% as expected

Banco de Mexico (Banxico) reduced borrowing costs by 25 basis points on Thursday, as expected by market participants, from 6.75% to 6.50%, even though the central bank revealed that the “balance of risks for the trajectory of inflation within the forecast horizon remains biased to the upside.”

May 8, 2026 0 2

Banxico cuts rates 25 bps to 6.50% as expected

Banco de Mexico (Banxico) reduced borrowing costs by 25 basis points on Thursday, as expected by market participants, from 6.75% to 6.50%, even though the central bank revealed that the “balance of risks for the trajectory of inflation within the forecast horizon remains biased to the upside.”