MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican central bank policymakers were unanimous in deciding to hike interest rates this month in a bid to cool inflation, and most flagged risks to the U.S.-Mexico relationship due to Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election victory in November.
Policymakers voted 5 to 0 to raise the bank's key rate by 50 basis points to 5.75 percent <MXCBIR=ECI> in their fifth hike this year, bringing borrowing costs to their highest since 2009, the minutes of their meeting showed on Thursday.
All members cited a deteriorating inflation outlook, after Trump's surprise victory sent the peso to fresh lows, fanning fears of a pick-up in consumer prices. Most members also saw increasing risks to growth.
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