EMERGING MARKETS-LatAm currencies up after latest U.S.-China trade tariffs

Latin American currencies on Wednesday firmed as investors saw the latest round of U.S-China trade tariffs as less aggressive than expected, boosting appetite for risky assets. The Mexican peso strengthened 0.3 percent. The tariffs "did not have the expected impact, and the market is now focused on the ongoing negotiations" between Canada and the United States, said Alfonso Esparza, an analyst at OANDA. Longer-than-expected ne