Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Friend or Foe to Private Investment?

By Jorge Eduardo García García on March 26, 2019

What the new airport’s cancellation, the strengthening of Pemex, and the energy-market reform tell us.

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Mexico’s Flattening Yield Curve: A Crisis Sign?

By Edgar Ortiz on April 12, 2018

What are the chances of Mexico entering into a recession?

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Two Reasons Why The Mexican Peso Appreciated in 2017

By Edgar Ortiz on October 24, 2017

The Mexican peso has recovered much of the value it lost in 2016. Find out the reasons that explain the pesos appreciation here

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Bank of Mexico: Bread Today, Hunger Tomorrow

By Edgar Ortiz on August 14, 2017

This year Banxico will report operating losses and the Mexican government will no longer have another “gift” in 2018.

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Mexico’s Complex Investment Panorama

By Jorge Eduardo García García on April 19, 2017

Mexico is going through a complex scenario, both in its internal and external environment. Last year was one of the most complicated ones for the Mexican peso. And things remain unclear for 2017: external factors influenced mainly by the US electoral process and its outcome have compromised Mexico’s economic performance.

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Understanding the Surplus

By Jorge Eduardo García García on January 26, 2017

The main problem arises when a government deficit comes with a primary balance deficit. The primary balance is the difference between government revenue and expenses, without taking into account the cost of the debt (interests).

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Why Didn’t the Depreciation of the Yen Help Exporters?

By Edgar Ortiz on December 13, 2016

Why didn’t the depreciation of the yen help exporters? Primarily, because large exporters are also large importers.

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Trump’s Victory Confirms the Peso’s Weakness

By Edgar Ortiz on December 1, 2016

As long as people are pessimistic about the future of the Mexican economy, the peso will continue to fall. It is still uncertain what Donald Trump’s government can and will do.

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Mexico’s Depreciated Peso and a Formula That Doesn’t Work

By Jorge Eduardo García García on November 21, 2016

Mexico’s position and its depreciated currency is not unique in the world; since 2014 Japan has also lost about 28% of the yen’s value against the dollar and its exports have fallen around 10% since.

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The Strengthening of the Dollar and the Upcoming US elections Mean Tough Times for Mexico

By Edgar Ortiz on November 9, 2016

Since early 2016, producer prices have been growing at increasing rates. High production costs create another obstacle for the struggling industrial sector.

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