Culture
Zapatista Rebel Coffee Reaches Europe Through Autonomous Trade Network
The Zapatista revolution runs on caffeine.
Economy
Mexican economy coverage including GDP data, trade agreements, peso exchange rates, foreign investment, inflation, and economic policy. Analysis of nearshoring, manufacturing, and fiscal developments.
Economy
Banxico Slashes 2026 GDP Forecast to 1.1% as Economy Contracts
Mexico's central bank cut its growth projection from 1.6 to 1.1 percent after Q1 GDP shrank 0.6 percent, with weak consumption and US trade uncertainty dragging on the economy.
T-MEC
T-MEC Renegotiation Begins: What North American Trade Looks Like in 2026
Mexico, the U.S., and Canada sit down this week for the mandatory six-year review of the trade pact that governs $1.9 trillion in annual commerce.
Economy
FDI Surges 43%, Poverty Plummets 18%, but GDP? Not so Much
FDI surged 43.58% year-over-year to 2.45% of GDP. That's anomaly territory. A 0.74 percentage point jump means one thing: global capital is going all-in on Mexico as North America's factory floor. The money's not trickling in—it's flooding.
T-MEC
Trump's Tariffs Cost Mexico 227,000 Jobs. They're Costing You a Lot More.
The president who promised to bring jobs home just killed 227,000 of them south of the border — most in factories making cars for Americans. Meanwhile, two new studies prove what economists always knew: American consumers are paying nearly all of the tariff bill.
Cartels
The 'Mutation' of Cartels and the 'Shadow Tax' on the U.S. Economy
Mexico's homicides are down 40% — but don't pop the champagne. Cartels have mutated from drug traffickers into quasi-feudal tax collectors, extorting avocado farmers and hijacking cargo routes. That shadow tax? You're paying it at the grocery store.
Business
Iran Just Closed the World's Most Important Waterway and Mexico's Farms Are About to Starve
Iran closed the world's most critical shipping lane. Urea prices in Mexico just hit ,000 per ton — up 82% in two months. Farmers are cutting fertilizer. Crops will suffer. And the food on your table just got more expensive.
Playa del Carmen
They Bought Their Dream Homes in Paradise. Now 50 Families Say They've Lost Everything
Dozens of families signed contracts, made payments, and waited for their condos. Then their properties were transferred to strangers. The SUUT real estate scandal in Playa del Carmen is a warning for every buyer in the Riviera Maya.