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Aug 20 – Aug 27 · if you missed the week
Wed, Aug 26Economy & moneyMexico Business News

Medicine, Math Lead Mexico's Best-Paying College Degrees

Mexico's highest-paying university degrees in 2026 are concentrated in mathematics, medicine, and finance, with monthly salaries near MX$30,000, while education- and social-service-related majors pay roughly half as much, according to IMCO's report. Real income for professionals rose 10% over five years, yet labor info

Wed, Aug 26Economy & moneyMexico Business News

PEMEX Credit Risk Declines 238bps: SHCP

The Ministry of Finance reported a significant decline in five-year Credit Default Swap (CDS) benchmarks for both Mexico’s sovereign debt and Pemex, driven by reduced gross liabilities and recent credit rating upgrades. This reduction lowers borrowing costs and enhances capital market access for state entities while bo

Mon, Aug 24US & MexicoBloomberg Línea

Mexico aims for US trade agreement after Canada rupture

Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's chief trade negotiator and Economy Secretary, traveled to the United States for one week to pursue a bilateral agreement, signaling an attempt to secure a deal as the three-country pact faces strain.

Coming up

Scheduled releases and decisions
Sep 1
in 5 days
Presidential Informe de Gobierno
Delivers the constitutional state-of-the-nation report that opens the legislative year.
It sets the tone and priorities Congress will work from just before the 2027 budget package is due.
Cámara de Diputados (Art. 69) ↗
Sep 8
next week
Paquete Económico 2027 delivered
Submits the government's proposed 2027 revenue and spending framework to Congress.
This is the first concrete look at next year's fiscal stance, including deficit and spending plans, ahead of legislative negotiation.
SHCP / LFPRH Art. 42 ↗
Sep 9
next week
CPI (INPC), August
Updates Mexico's headline and core consumer-price inflation for August.
Inflation readings feed directly into Banxico's rate decisions, so this release shapes expectations for borrowing costs.
Mexico's statistics agency (INEGI) ↗
Sep 16
next week
US Fed policy decision
Sets the US federal funds target rate, with updated economic projections.
US rate moves affect the peso and Mexican financial conditions given close trade and capital-flow ties, and this meeting includes the Fed's updated forecasts.
Federal Reserve ↗

Where the economy stands

Inflation
Jul 2026
3.12% y/y
Now3.12%
TARGET3.00%

Prices are 3.12% higher than a year ago, just above the central bank's 3% target but down from 3.37% the month before and 3.51% a year earlier.

Policy rate
Aug 27
6.50%
Now6.50%
INFLATION3.12%

Banco de México is holding its rate at 6.50%, well above the 3.12% pace of inflation.

Economic activity
Jun 2026
+1.66% y/y
Now+1.66%
MONTH BEFORE1.88%

The economy was 1.66% larger in June than a year earlier.

Goods exports
Jun 2026
72.6US$ bn
Now72.6
YEAR EARLIERUS$54.0 bn

Goods exports reached 72,551,015 (US$ millions) in June 2026, up from 69,544,491 in May 2026 and from 54,001,827 in June 2025.

Remittances
Jun 2026
5.47US$ bn
Now5.47
YEAR EARLIERUS$5.25 bn

Remittances came in at $5,471.75 million in June 2026, up from $5,253.49 million a year earlier but below May's $5,611.00 million.

Banco de México · INEGI