Most of the Bank of Mexico's five governing board members agreed that the risks associated with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will add uncertainty to the future path of inflation, minutes of its March 27 monetary policy decision showed on Thursday, Reuters reported. Inflation forecasts remain uncertain, the board members noted in the minutes, adding that although the balance of risks for the trajectory of inflation remains biased to the upside, it has improved. "The changes in economic policy by the new U.S. administration have added uncertainty to the forecasts," the minutes noted.
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The largest aquatic theme park operator in Latin America, The Dolphin Company, has filed bankruptcy in the US to restructure its debt and address what it described as financial challenges, Bloomberg News reported. The Cancun, Mexico-based company, whose properties include Dolphin Discovery habitats and the Selva Magica theme park in Guadalajara, Mexico, sought court protection on Monday in Delaware, listing assets and liabilities each of more than $100 million.
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Mexico’s inflation slowed more than expected in the first half of March, as the central bank is set to meet this week to consider a sixth straight rate cut and likely a second straight half-point reduction, Bloomberg News reported. Consumer prices rose 3.67% from a year prior, below the 3.7% median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg and less than the 3.81% in the previous two-week period. Core inflation, which leaves out volatile items including food and fuel, also decelerated to 3.56% from 3.66% in late February.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation, Reuters reported. The tariff actions, which look set to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in annual U.S. trade with its top three trading partners, went live at 12:01 a.m. (0501 GMT).
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Company executives and foreign officials are scrambling to avert the consequences of another tight deadline from President Trump, who has threatened to put stiff tariffs on goods coming in from China, Canada and Mexico starting just after midnight Tuesday. The president describes this as an effort to pressure those countries to stop the flow of deadly drugs and migrants to the United States. But Mr.
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President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China, Reuters reported. Posting on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said that illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the United States at “unacceptable levels" and that import taxes would force other countries to crackdown on the trafficking.
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President Donald Trump said he expected tariffs planned to take effect on Canada and Mexico to go ahead next month following an initial delay to allow the countries more time to address his concerns over border security, Bloomberg News reported. “The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” Trump said Monday from the White House during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump was asked if the tariffs, which he delayed until March 4, would go into effect.
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Mexico’s annual inflation accelerated roughly in line with economists’ forecasts in early February, holding near the central bank’s estimates and keeping chances of a sixth straight interest rate cut in play, Bloomberg News reported. Official data released Monday showed consumer prices rose 3.74% in the first two weeks of the month from the year before, just below the 3.77% median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg and up from the 3.48% reading in late January.
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Mexico’s economy posted the biggest quarterly contraction since 2021, with domestic demand and private investment faltering just as tensions with its top trade partner mount, Bloomberg News reported. Gross domestic product fell 0.6% in the three months through December, matching the 0.6% decline reported in preliminary data released by the country’s national statistics institute Jan. 30. From a year ago, GDP expanded 0.5%, less than the flash reading of 0.6%, according to the final data published Friday.
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