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Mexico’s peso weakens after Trump says he may kill NAFTA

Mexico's peso weakened more than 1 percent in early trading on Wednesday, reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's comments casting doubt on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Initial talks to re-negotiate the trade pact between Mexico, the United States and Canada ended in Washington this weekend with no sign of a breakthrough, and further discussions are due in Mexico City in September.

In a speech on Tuesday night, Trump said he might terminate NAFTA, saying its future looked bleak. The peso weakened more than 1 percent before paring losses to 17 . . .

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