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* Mexican economy grows 1.4% in February from January * Brazil's Campos Neto indicates BCB may slow pace of rate hikes * (Updated at 3:45pm ET/1945 GMT) By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 22 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso kicked off the week lower on Monday as a strong dollar continued to roil the South American currency, but Brazil's real jumped as its central bank hinted at slowing the pace of interest rate cuts. Meanwhile, data showed Mexico's economy grew 1.4% in February from January and expanded 4.4% from February of 2023. "This is a solid report; the underlying trend is stabilizing, following a poor performance in Q4 and January, and we expect further good news in the near term," said Andres Abadia, chief Latam economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
* Mexican economy grows 1.4% in February from January * Ecuador's President Noboa wins security-focused referendum * Brazil aims to boost credit for small businesses, real estate loans * Thousands of Colombians protest Petro's economic, social reforms By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 22 (Reuters) - The Mexican peso kicked off the new week lower on Monday, as a strong dollar continued to roil the South American country's currency, while data showed its economy grew in February. The peso slipped 0.3% to 17.17 against the greenback by 1426 GMT.
* Chile cenbank to cut interest rate by 50bps in May: poll * Mexican inflation coming from abroad -finance official * Mexico Feb retail sales rise 0.4% from Jan * Latam FX up 0.2%, stocks add 0.7% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso was down by 1.1% against the dollar on Friday, recovering from falling as much as 5% earlier after reports that Israel had attacked Iran triggered a global risk-off mood. Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil, sources told Reuters. The peso is down 3.5% so far this week and headed for its worst weekly performance since October as a flight to safety hit one of the world's most liquid emerging market currencies.