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Breaking: Peso Surges Past 17 per Dollar as the 'Super Peso' Returns

The Mexican peso broke the 17-unit-per-dollar floor and was trading at around 16.98 per U.S. dollar in wholesale transactions early Friday before inching up to just over the 17 mark near midday. For two days, the peso had flirted with dipping below 17, a milestone that reinforces the strength of the local currency in international financial markets while also attracting investor attention. The exchange rate Friday was 16.9965 pesos per dollar be…

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On the morning of this Friday, he quotes about 16.98 pesos per dollar in wholesale operations.

·Mexico City, Mexico
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The US dollar maintains a tendency of weakness vis-à-vis different currencies at the global level, a scenario that has allowed currencies such as the Mexican peso, the Norwegian krone, the Colombian peso, the Brazilian real and other currencies to gain ground against the green bill as it goes from this 2026. The pressure on the United States currency comes from different fronts, among them the internal one, as the reaction of investors to a mode…

The national currency opened this Friday’s session at 16.97 pesos per dollar. The Mexican Peso position at its best level appeared first in Eleven News.

The Mexican peso extended its rally against the dollar and closed on Thursday at 17.04 units per green ticket, a level not seen since 2024, supported by a new signal of moderation of inflation in the United States that reduced the expectations of a tightening of the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve (Fed). The Mexican currency appreciated about 0.17% during the day, in a session in which it came to operate between 17.01 and 17.08 pesos per …

The peso gained ground after the publication of a data from the IPP of the United States less than expected, which reduced the bets for increases at the rate of the Fed.

·Mexico City, Mexico
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El Economista broke the news in Mexico City, Mexico on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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