Friday, July 27, 2007

UPDATE 2-Mexico holds rate steady despite higher inflation

(Reuters) - MEXICO CITY, July 27 - Mexico's central bank held
the key overnight interest rate steady at 7.25 percent on
Friday, but warned that it would boost rates if necessary just
days after reporting that inflation had nudged into its danger
zone.




The bank said it sees inflation, which has been stubbornly
trending higher, closing in on its long-term 3 percent target
by the end of 2008 even though food prices are still volatile.


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