General News

Netflix is increasing its monthly charges for Mexican subscribers from the beginning of October.

More than 45,000 people marched in Guadalajara last Saturday in protest at President Enrique Peña Nieto’s proposals to legalize gay marriage in Mexico.

The peso fell to an historic low Wednesday, September 21, closing at 19.96 to the U.S. dollar. Mexico’s currency recovered slightly by Thursday to 19.70, although some banks and exchange houses were still trading above the 20-peso barrier.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is bizarrely taking the credit for a shake up in the cabinet of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Hugely unpopular at home, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto found some love north of the border this week as he received the Statesman of the Year award presented by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), an organization that calls itself “the principal public forum in New York City for foreign policy addresses.”

By meeting with U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has Enrique Peña Nieto committed yet another calamitous faux pas in his endlessly controversial career as president of Mexico?

Mexico City’s growing reputation as a safe destination  was dealt a severe blow this week after the niece of the president of the Spanish Soccer Federation was kidnapped and murdered in the capital. 

Magna gasoline creeps up again
The price of Magna gasoline increased by two centavos to 13.98 pesos a liter September 1.  This means that the three percent maximum limit over a 12-month period that was imposed last year has now been reached and no more hikes should be expected in 2016. Premium gasoline stays the same, but diesel has risen by 47 centavos to 14.45 pesos a liter.