(Bloomberg) -- The Mexican peso rallied while havens such as the Japanese yen retreated in early Asia-Pacific trading Monday as investors reacted to the decision by the U.S. not to impose tariffs on Mexico. The Australian dollar climbed.
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- Mexican peso gained ~1.7% to 19.3025 per dollar
- USD/JPY rose 0.4% to 108.63
- AUD/USD climbed 0.3% to 0.7019
- EUR/USD declined 0.2% to 1.1312
- Foreign-exchange markets among first to start trading for the week, while bond and equity markets remain closed for now
- NOTE: U.S. President Donald Trump decided to suspend tariffs on Mexico after the two nations reached an agreement late Friday; investors returning to work Monday have a glimmer of optimism on trade to welcome them while underlying concerns about slowing global growth remain as conspicuous as ever; U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted he had a “candid” and “constructive” talk on trade issues with People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang on the sidelines of the Group-of-20 meetings in Fukuoka, Japan
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