12 days ago
Mexico's government is slashing financial ******* istance for the state energy major by as much as 70% despite Pemex's continued struggle to pay down debt and boost production. The decision rests on expectations that the company will benefit from the oil and gas price rally spurred by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.
Per a Bloomberg report from this week, the government of Mexico sees Pemex posting a rare cash surplus of some 95 billion pesos, or around $5.63 billion, as a result of the oil price rally. Based on those expectations, the Scheinbaum government stipulated financial help of just 81 billion pesos for the company in next year's budget, equivalent to some $4.8 billion. This was down by 70% from this year.
"We said that by 2027, support for Pemex would be very limited, and that's indeed the case," President Sheinbaum told media this week. "Pemex now receives very little support from the Mexican government, and its own finances will sustain its development."
Mexico's energy major is the most indebted company in the world, with a load of some $105 billion as of mid-2025, of which some $20 billion is in unpaid bills to suppliers. Since then, the company has managed to reduce the debt pile to some $79 billion as of the end of the first quarter of this year. The company said in a news release at the time that this was the lowest its debt has been since 2014.
Meanwhile, however, boosting refining output has turned out to be a challenge, and issues with crude quality—including high water content—have alienated key buyers over the past couple of years. The previous administration of Mexico focused on supporting the company by turning it back into a monopoly on the Mexican energy market. The Scheinbaum government, on the other hand, moved to open up the Mexican oil industry to other players as well, launching a new contract framework for joint ventures, the so-called mixed contracts. In mixed development allocations, Pemex can enter into an agreement with one or more private firms.
#PEMEX #government #scheinbaum #since
Per a Bloomberg report from this week, the government of Mexico sees Pemex posting a rare cash surplus of some 95 billion pesos, or around $5.63 billion, as a result of the oil price rally. Based on those expectations, the Scheinbaum government stipulated financial help of just 81 billion pesos for the company in next year's budget, equivalent to some $4.8 billion. This was down by 70% from this year.
"We said that by 2027, support for Pemex would be very limited, and that's indeed the case," President Sheinbaum told media this week. "Pemex now receives very little support from the Mexican government, and its own finances will sustain its development."
Mexico's energy major is the most indebted company in the world, with a load of some $105 billion as of mid-2025, of which some $20 billion is in unpaid bills to suppliers. Since then, the company has managed to reduce the debt pile to some $79 billion as of the end of the first quarter of this year. The company said in a news release at the time that this was the lowest its debt has been since 2014.
Meanwhile, however, boosting refining output has turned out to be a challenge, and issues with crude quality—including high water content—have alienated key buyers over the past couple of years. The previous administration of Mexico focused on supporting the company by turning it back into a monopoly on the Mexican energy market. The Scheinbaum government, on the other hand, moved to open up the Mexican oil industry to other players as well, launching a new contract framework for joint ventures, the so-called mixed contracts. In mixed development allocations, Pemex can enter into an agreement with one or more private firms.
#PEMEX #government #scheinbaum #since
19 days ago
By Hernan Nessi
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - When traffic authorities confiscate a delivery rider's motorcycle in Buenos Aires, getting back to work can depend on taking out costly digital loans, feeding a debt cycle that is increasingly binding Argentina's gig workers to the apps they rely on for income.
Albert Quintero, a 41-year-old courier, earns on average 70,000 pesos ($46) per day delivering takeaway meals. But recovering an impounded motorcycle can cost around 140,000 pesos ($90) in fines and fees, a bill he says many workers can't afford without borrowing.
More app workers are turning to fintech loans, including credit offered by the same delivery platforms they work for, despite interest rates that regularly run into triple digits.
Apps such as PedidosYa offer loans to riders at a 131% annual rate, while digital wallet Personal Pay charges around 170%.
#motorcycle
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - When traffic authorities confiscate a delivery rider's motorcycle in Buenos Aires, getting back to work can depend on taking out costly digital loans, feeding a debt cycle that is increasingly binding Argentina's gig workers to the apps they rely on for income.
Albert Quintero, a 41-year-old courier, earns on average 70,000 pesos ($46) per day delivering takeaway meals. But recovering an impounded motorcycle can cost around 140,000 pesos ($90) in fines and fees, a bill he says many workers can't afford without borrowing.
More app workers are turning to fintech loans, including credit offered by the same delivery platforms they work for, despite interest rates that regularly run into triple digits.
Apps such as PedidosYa offer loans to riders at a 131% annual rate, while digital wallet Personal Pay charges around 170%.
#motorcycle
1 month ago
By Samuel Indyk and Jiaxing Li
LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied at a near two-month low on Monday following Friday's soft jobs data, as investors awaited this week's inflation data for more clues on the Federal Reserve's rate path.
Data on Friday showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July while job gains for the prior two months were revised sharply lower, cooling expectations for a Fed rate hike next month.
The soft labour market data adds extra weight to Wednesday's CPI report as investors look for clues on the path of Fed policy.
"It (the labour market data) was a negative event for the dollar," said Francesco Pesole, FX strategist at ING.
#dollar #path
LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied at a near two-month low on Monday following Friday's soft jobs data, as investors awaited this week's inflation data for more clues on the Federal Reserve's rate path.
Data on Friday showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July while job gains for the prior two months were revised sharply lower, cooling expectations for a Fed rate hike next month.
The soft labour market data adds extra weight to Wednesday's CPI report as investors look for clues on the path of Fed policy.
"It (the labour market data) was a negative event for the dollar," said Francesco Pesole, FX strategist at ING.
#dollar #path
2 months ago
The US dollar has rallied a bit during the early part of the trading session against the Canadian dollar, right here at the 50-day EMA, making a nice technical bounce. For those who are Fibonacci retracement type traders, this is just above the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level and the 1.40 level. If this holds, this is thought of by technical **** ysts quite often as a very bullish sign because the retrace was somewhat shallow.
Keep in mind that there are external factors out there, such as oil, that come into the picture, but as things stand right now looks like technical traders are trying to defend the 50-day EMA.
The US dollar initially fell against the Swiss franc, only to turn around and show signs of life again. The market is in the midst of a consolidation, and surprisingly, with all of the chaos over the weekend, we have not seen massive moves in the market. Generally speaking, that typically lends itself to quiet trading action, and that is exactly what we have seen here in what has been an uptrend for a while.
The US dollar has gone back and forth against the Mexican peso. We continue to see the 17.50 level offer a bit of a magnet for price, and as long as that is the case, I think you have got a scenario where traders are probably just waiting for the next catalyst.
The interest rate differential does favor the Mexican peso, and as a general rule, the better America does, the better the peso does because Mexico is the number one exporter into the United States globally.
#traders #peso #fibonacci
Keep in mind that there are external factors out there, such as oil, that come into the picture, but as things stand right now looks like technical traders are trying to defend the 50-day EMA.
The US dollar initially fell against the Swiss franc, only to turn around and show signs of life again. The market is in the midst of a consolidation, and surprisingly, with all of the chaos over the weekend, we have not seen massive moves in the market. Generally speaking, that typically lends itself to quiet trading action, and that is exactly what we have seen here in what has been an uptrend for a while.
The US dollar has gone back and forth against the Mexican peso. We continue to see the 17.50 level offer a bit of a magnet for price, and as long as that is the case, I think you have got a scenario where traders are probably just waiting for the next catalyst.
The interest rate differential does favor the Mexican peso, and as a general rule, the better America does, the better the peso does because Mexico is the number one exporter into the United States globally.
#traders #peso #fibonacci
3 months ago
A Korean social media influencer says she was the victim of fraud after seeking emergency medical care in Mexico City while attending the 2026 World Cup, according to posts she shared online.
Nara Bask described the incident in a TikTok video, saying she fell ill after drinking a shot of tequila and was taken to a hospital after her friends called for help.
"People I've just been scammed I was admitted to a hospital in Mexico City because I had a shot of tequila," Bask said. "The truth is that I was left with very low pressure and we called the hospital because we could not, I could not move. The ambulance driver arrives and tells me, don't you have a symptom? Superirregular symptoms that your heart may be having tachycardia, we have to take you to the hospital and make you all these services. But not the ambulance is free of charge, the ambulance arrives, they charge us 24,000 pesos."
She continued: "And then we get here, when I arrived my sheets were already dirty and they had blood stains. Then they wanted to undress me in front of the cameras, but I was told that the cameras they were not useful, and in the end I had to tell them to turn them around."
Bask said the ambulance transfer, hospital deposit, and medical care ultimately cost her 48,777 pesos. She also said hospital staff made multiple failed attempts to insert an IV.
Nara Bask described the incident in a TikTok video, saying she fell ill after drinking a shot of tequila and was taken to a hospital after her friends called for help.
"People I've just been scammed I was admitted to a hospital in Mexico City because I had a shot of tequila," Bask said. "The truth is that I was left with very low pressure and we called the hospital because we could not, I could not move. The ambulance driver arrives and tells me, don't you have a symptom? Superirregular symptoms that your heart may be having tachycardia, we have to take you to the hospital and make you all these services. But not the ambulance is free of charge, the ambulance arrives, they charge us 24,000 pesos."
She continued: "And then we get here, when I arrived my sheets were already dirty and they had blood stains. Then they wanted to undress me in front of the cameras, but I was told that the cameras they were not useful, and in the end I had to tell them to turn them around."
Bask said the ambulance transfer, hospital deposit, and medical care ultimately cost her 48,777 pesos. She also said hospital staff made multiple failed attempts to insert an IV.
3 months ago
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) is one of the best low volatility stocks to buy under $50. Scotiabank cut the price target on América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) to $20.80 from $21.80 on May 27 and maintained a Sector Perform rating on the shares, telling investors that the firm updated its price targets for LatAm Telecom stocks under its coverage. It further stated that the global risk premium for holding stocks versus bonds has diminished, and the LatAm telecom sector is no exception.
For reference, in its financial results for fiscal Q1 2026, América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) reported that it added 3.0 million wireless subscribers in the quarter, all of them postpaid, having disconnected 90 thousand prepaid subscribers. Mobile service revenue growth for the quarter reached 6.4% year-on-year, with prepaid revenue expanding 5.0% and postpaid revenue 7.3%. It added that fiscal Q1 revenue was 2.1% higher than a year ago in Mexican peso terms, to 237 billion Mexican pesos.
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) is involved in the provision of telecommunications services. The company's operations are divided into the following segments: Mexico Wireless, Mexico Fixed, Brazil, Colombia, Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay), Andean Region (Ecuador and Peru), Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama), the Caribbean (the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico) and Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia).
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For reference, in its financial results for fiscal Q1 2026, América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) reported that it added 3.0 million wireless subscribers in the quarter, all of them postpaid, having disconnected 90 thousand prepaid subscribers. Mobile service revenue growth for the quarter reached 6.4% year-on-year, with prepaid revenue expanding 5.0% and postpaid revenue 7.3%. It added that fiscal Q1 revenue was 2.1% higher than a year ago in Mexican peso terms, to 237 billion Mexican pesos.
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX) is involved in the provision of telecommunications services. The company's operations are divided into the following segments: Mexico Wireless, Mexico Fixed, Brazil, Colombia, Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay), Andean Region (Ecuador and Peru), Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama), the Caribbean (the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico) and Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia).
While we acknowledge the potential of AMX as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
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1 yr. ago
Here's the foreign exchange rate for the Philippine peso as of May 2, 2025.
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