The central bank lowered its overnight interest-rate target to 8% in split 4-1 vote.

The Bank of Mexico lowered its benchmark rate by 50 basis points on Thursday as largely expected, although the decision by the central bank's five-member governing board was not unanimous.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not appoint anyone to head the Federal Reserve who would not lower interest rates from where they are, setting perhaps the most explicit litmus test yet for candidates to be the next central bank chief to align with his demands for steep rate cuts in order to get the job.