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Templeton’s Hasenstab says bet against Mexican peso ‘risky’

Fund manager Michael Hasenstab expects Mexico's peso to be supported by the country's solid economy and says investors who are using the currency as a proxy bet against risks in other emerging markets could be burned.

Hasenstab, chief investment officer of Templeton Global Macro, told Reuters in a recent email that he was "positive" on the peso and said "its currently undervalued status has been driven by short-term speculation and proxy hedging strategies."

The peso has been the third-worst performer among the world's 36 most-traded currencies, down around 9 percent this year, behind the . . .

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