• USD/MXN remains sidelined at one-week low after declining in the last four consecutive days.
• Key DMA confluence prods technical support break and restricts immediate Mexican Peso advances.
• Mexican economy minister Raquel Buenrostro defends decree on genetically modified (GM) corn.

USD/MXN bears take a breather around 17.00, positing the first daily positive in five amid concerns about the US–Mexico trade disputes. That said, the Mexican Peso’s latest tension erupts on comments from Mexican Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro.

Late Monday, Mexico’s Buenrostro refrained from altering the decree on genetically modified (GM) corn ahead of a dispute settlement panel requested by the United States through the USMCA trade pact, per Reuters.

The news cites the US-Mexico tension that ignited after the US objected to the restrictions imposed by Mexico on imports of GM corn and requested a dispute settlement panel under the North American trade pact.

With this, the USD/MXN traders also take clues from the cautious markets and a light calendar to allow the Mexican Peso (MXN) in paring the latest gains amid sluggish markets.

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