Mexico Peso Falls on Concern Swine Flu to Deepen Economic Slump

By Valerie Rota. April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s peso sank to the lowest in almost three weeks on concern an outbreak of the deadly swine flu will deepen the country’s economic slump.

The flu outbreak, which has claimed as many as 81 lives, may slow dollar flows from tourism and curb consumer spending at restaurants, theaters and other venues where crowds gather, said Gerardo Margolis, a vice president for emerging markets at TD Securities Inc. in Toronto.