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Economy & Business - April 2011 (ISSN 1741-7430)

The weak dollar problem

Most of the region from Brazil and the Southern Cone to Mexico is suffering from the unusual problem that their currencies are still appreciating against the US dollar. The Real hit R$156 against the dollar after Easter while the Mexican peso hit M$11.6. In the past couple of years, the Real has appreciated 40% against the dollar while the Mexican peso has returned to the level it last reached in 2008.

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