Trump versus Mexico
Mexico's IPC stock index has been among the world's best performing equity indices this month, up around 4% in local currency and 7% in US dollars. The Mexican peso has also been one of the world's best performing currencies in August. A risk-on mood among investors, higher commodity prices and a rally in emerging market assets more generally have helped. But Mexico has outperformed most other emerging markets and the reason for this seems to be the diminishing prospects of