91. The weaker peso has made Mexican exports cheaper for U.S. consumers. 92. The weaker peso made the prices look attractive to dollar-based investors compared with companies in the same industries in other countries. 93. The weaker peso makes repayment of those loans a much heavier burden. 94. To be sure, because a cheaper peso makes Mexican products more attractive to customers around the world, it can help fuel higher earnings at exporters. 95. While a weaker peso would make Mexican exports more competitive on the world market, it can push up inflation by raising the prices of imports. 96. While a weaker peso would make Mexican exports more competitive on the world market, it could hurt the domestic economy by driving up the costs of imports. 97. A cheaper peso would make imports more expensive, forcing Mexico to tighten its belt or suffer higher inflation. 98. A weaker peso makes Colombian products more affordable to buyers overseas. 99. But the weaker peso made Mexican goods cheaper, significantly boosting exports. 100. The dollar-pegged peso also made Argentina one of the most expensive places in the world to do business. |