Latin American currencies slid on Thursday as hawkish rhetoric from major central banks dented risk appetite, with investors turning their attention to a looming policy decision by Mexico’s central bank. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England lifted interest rates, as expected, and flagged more hikes to come as they battle high inflation, a day after the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by half a percentage point, fuelling fears of a global recession. 

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