Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — July 31, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC rose 1.28% to 67,327 and the peso firmed to 17.34 per dollar.
July 31, 2026Section
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CFE Fibra E Eyes US$1 Billion Grid Raise in 2026
Mexico's state utility CFE is weighing a roughly US$1 billion Fibra E re-IPO in the second half of 2026 to...
July 30, 2026
Mexico Seeks Lower US Steel Tariff, Weighs China Levies
Mexico's Marcelo Ebrard is pushing to cut the 50% US steel tariff toward 10% while weighing US-backed tariffs on Chinese...
July 30, 2026
Mexico Fuel Theft ‘Huachicol’ Rose 15% in 2025
Illegal fuel sales in Mexico rose 15.3% in 2025 to 19,600 barrels a day, per Pemex's SEC filing, as a...
July 30, 2026
Mexico GDP Grows 1.5%, Best Quarter in Five Years — On the World Cup
Mexico's economy grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026 against the first, INEGI reported on 30 July in its...
July 30, 2026
Fitch: Pemex Burden Costs Mexico a Notch, BBB- Holds
Fitch affirms Mexico at BBB- with Stable outlook, but warns Pemex's debt subtracts one full notch from the sovereign rating...
July 30, 2026
Mexico Militarized Schools Ordered Shut by August 31
Mexico's education ministry ordered private militarized schools to drop the label by August 31, 2026, citing authorization and safety concerns.
July 30, 2026
KIA Mexico EV Plant Gets US$649 Million for EV3 SUV
South Korea's Kia will invest US$649 million to build the EV3 electric SUV in Nuevo León, Mexico, starting August 2026,...
July 30, 2026 Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — July 30, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC fell 1.23% and the peso was nearly flat on Wednesday, dragged lower by a tech-led sell-off on...
July 30, 2026