Banxico governors agree greater gradualism, caution should guide future rate decisions

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01/08/26 10:34 AM EST

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank governors all agreed that greater ?gradualism and caution ?should guide future interest ?rate decisions, ?minutes ?from the bank's December monetary ?policy ?meeting showed on Thursday.

The minutes ?show ?that, ?while four of the bank's five governors ?voted to lower its benchmark interest rate by 25 ?basis points ?to 7.00%, with one ?dissenting vote to hold the rate steady, all five members urged greater ?caution moving into 2026.

(Reporting by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing ?by Emily Green)

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