Photo by Michael Rogers at Unsplash Mexico on the Verge of the Perfect Storm Contrary to the official view, the worst is not over. As a matter of fact, it is about to begin. Springtime arrived, and with it, the effects of a lockdown caused by a tiny virus. Whole industries shut down, leaving …
Gerardo Esquivel vice-governor, Banxico This document available in Spanish so far, basically states that in the second quarter the Mexican economy fell between 19% and 20%. and forecasts that the third quarter will be better with a negative growth of between -8% to -12%, and …
In the first fifteen days of May, the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) increased 0.30 percent compared to the previous fortnight and annual inflation was 2.83 percent, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). The variation of the first half …
Exploring how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as uncovered by journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Watch full movie following this link: https://g.co/kgs/BXofWN
U.S. International Investment Position, First Quarter 2020, Year 2019, and Annual Update First Quarter 2020 The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$12.06 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2020, according to statistics …
“McKinley sat on his front porch and didn’t campaign and was elected President. So it is possible for Biden to sit in his basement and not campaign and be elected President,” Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) tweeted recently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/always-trumpers-complain-as-presidents-missteps-threaten-senate-gop-majority/2020/06/30/9857f9a6-ba41-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
Economic policy in times of Coronavirus, two approaches It is interesting to observe in a graph the correlation between the deluge of money released by the Federal Reserve Board since March, and its effect on the S&P 500 index. The moment the funds start to flow, the direction of the curve reverses its course …
Greenpeace achieved a definitive suspension against the Sener’s energy policy that stops renewable energy The environmental organization and Cemda used the facilities of the CFE’s Tula Thermoelectric Power Plant in their protection to show the contamination produced by generating electricity based on fuel oil The …
EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – MARCH 2020 Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $37.73 per hour worked in March 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries cost employers $25.91 while benefit costs were $11.82. Total compensation …