INEGI: Mining: National mining output index -6.3% in Mar on seasonally adjusted, annualized basis; annual trend still +1.9% v. 2.1% in Feb
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31 May 2010
INEGI: Construction: Sector employment +8.9% in Mar on seasonally adjusted, annualized basis; trend rate eases to 1.0% v. +1.9% in Feb
INEGI: Construction: Value of construction put in place in Mar +9.1% seasonally adj., annualized; trend rate at +3.4% in Mar v. 2.2% in Feb
Top Story Universal: Energy Conservation Law Halted - Congressional green bill blocked by federal government and private-sector lobbies
Top Story Jornada: Santos Sweeps In Colombia, But Will Go To Run-Off - Juan Manuel Santos wins big in first round of presidential vote
Top Story Reforma: Narco Devalues Farms - Land around violent narco cities of north plunging by 50% or more in price, but few are buying
Top Biz Story Reforma: Subsidies Tied To Inputs - Farmers complain that funds must be spent on state-picked fertilizer, seed companies
Top Story Financiero: Double-Dip Global Recession Looms - Spain's sovereign risk reduction signals world risk of new recession
Top Story Milenio: Nava Throws Down Gauntlet To PRI - PAN leader lashes out at PRI prediction of sweeping victory in Jul 4 fed, state vote
Top Story Cronica: Agatha Leaves 95 Dead, Big Damage In CA - First tropical storm of season rips through Central America
28 May 2010
INEGI: Manuf: Work-hours +44.0% in Mar v. Feb on seasonally adj, annualized basis; trend rate down to +12.1% from +13.2% in time frame
INEGI: Manuf: Factory headcount +6.0% in Mar v. Feb on seasonally adj, annualized basis; trend rate down to +5.7% from +8.1% in time frame
Top Story Universal: FCH: We Have Proof For 'Greg' - PRD Quintana Roo gov. candidate Gregorio Sanchez for organized crime links a good bust
Top Story Jornada: Calderon: Arrest Of Greg Sanchez W/O Political Tint - President insists arrest of PRD candidate for Quintana Roo is sound
Top Story Reforma: Ulises Self-Made Oaxaca Hero - Gov. Ulises Ruiz uses public resources to glorify self and support his favored successor
Top Biz Story Reforma: Comer Reaches Deal With Creditors - Retail holding giant Comercial Mexicana negotiations truce on US$2.3bln in debt
Top Story Financiero: Telecom War - Regulators, operators in battle for control of industry as companies file suits on wireless spectrum
Top Story Milenio: PGR Has Goods On Greg: Calderon - President Calderon says feds have evidence for arrest of PRD candidate Gregorio Sanchez
Top Story Cronica: Plan B MXN16.4bln Less Than Tram - Transp planner: federal Dist Gov has alternative to tram, would cost only MXN600mln
25 May 2010
BANXICO: FDI totals US$4.33bln in Q110, +8.6% year-on-year from Q109, first annual increase since 2008; US accounts for roughly half
INEGI: Employment: National open unemployment rate at 5.53% in Apr on seasonally adjusted basis, up from 4.95% in Mar; snaps 3mo decline
INEGI: Employment: National urban unemployment rate at 6.55% in Apr on seasonally adjusted basis, up from 6.24% in Mar; snaps 3mo decline
Top Story Universal: Narco Charges Tax On Insurance Companies - High-level shakedowns reveal organized crime's sophistication, reach
Top Story Jornada: Paulette's Mother: PGJEM Conclusion Incredible - Dead child's mother attacks State of Mexico Attorney General's Office
Top Story Reforma: Calls For Bazbaz's Head - PAN, PRD call for State of Mexico Attorney General Alberto Bazbaz resignation for Paulette case
Top Biz Story Reforma: Govt Denies Mexicana - Special flu financing for airlines over as Bancomext nixes US$250mln bond by Grupo Mexicana
Top Story Economista: Close Tax Loopholes: CCE - Leading nat'l business organization says sweeping tax reform proposal to be unveiled in Jun
Top Story Financiero: Modernization Of Payment Systems - Update of payment systems necessary to incorporate more unbanked Mexicans: Banxico
Top Story Milenio: Justice To Highest Bidder: Calderon - President says justice reform useless without eradication of corruption
Top Story Cronica: Justice For Highest Bidder: FCH - Prez Calderon hails justice reform, warns cop, judge, prosecutorial corruption persist
24 May 2010
BANXICO: Inflation: First-half May inflation +3.93% v. 4.27% end of Apr on -0.54% fall; drop in farm produce plus summer energy subsidies
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr total imports of US$25.3bln (seasonally adj) v. US$24.7bln in Mar, annual trend +26.5% in Apr v. +37.0% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr capital goods imports of US$2.5bln (seas adj) v. US$2.5bln in Mar, annual trend -12.5% in Apr v. -18.5% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr consumer imports of US$3.7bln (seasonally adj) v. US$3.1bln in Mar, annual trend +23.5% in Apr v. +33.9% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr manuf input imports of US$19.2bln (seas adj) v. US$19.1bln in Mar, annual trend +33.2% in Apr v. +46.4% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr total exports of US$25.6bln (seasonally adj) v. US$24.1bln in Mar, annual trend +23.4% in Apr v. +26.6% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr manuf exports of US$21.1bln (seasonally adj) v. US$19.8bln in Mar, annual trend +31.5% in Apr v. +33.2% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr non-petro exports of US$22.0bln (seasonally adj) v. US$20.7bln in Mar, annual trend -12.1% in Apr v. -4.4% in Mar
ECONOMY: Trade: Prelim Apr oil exports of US$3.6bln (seasonally adjusted), annual trend -12.1% in Apr v. -4.4% in Mar
Top Story Universal: Insecurity Creates Private Armies - 2007-2009 private firms up from 421 to 665, unregistered numbers in thousands
Top Story Jornada: Illegal For Attorney Gen Office To Halt Inquiry: Experts - Govt end to inquiry into Diego Fernandez disappearance illegal
Top Story Reforma: Church Threatens Census Boycott - Archdiocese Will Call On Catholics To Boycott If Survey Wording Is Not Changed
Top Biz Story Reforma: Purchasing Power Declines - Purchasing power suffers biggest contraction in 14yrs in first quarter as salaries -2.2%
Top Story Financiero: Mexico Escapes Bank Regulation Tide - Mexico, with model rules in place, warns against global overregulation trend
Top Story Milenio: Church Threatens Census Boycott - Catholic authorities say census questionnaire confusing, meant to diminish its numbers
Top Story Cronica: Subdirector Defrauds Pemex Of MXN171mln - Govt charges Karen Miyasaki, former Pemex exec, with embezzling near US$13mln
21 May 2010
Top Story Universal: FCH Chides US, Senators Angered - In address to US Congress, President Calderon urged arms control, immigration reform
Top Story Jornada: US Senate Approves Locks on Wall St. - US Senate passed a radical finance reform, one of the priorities of Barack Obama
Top Story Reforma: Fear Of Narco Halts Building - Real Estate Developers Association says organized crime is extorting land rents
Top Biz Story Reforma: GDP Up 4.3% - Economy grew 4.3% in first quarter of year (y/y unadjusted), breaking four quarters of losses
Top Story Economista: GDP up 4.3% In Q110 - GDP beats markets with 4.5% unadjusted, y/y rise; consensus called for +3.8%
Top Story Financiero: Global Pressures Shake Markets - Financial world trembles before Europe crisis once again
Top Story Milenio: 27 Ovations, 0 Answers - In speech to US Congress, President Calderon received 27 ovations, but proposals later shot down
Top Story Cronica: FCH Calls For Arms Control; Republicans Object - In speech to US Congress, President Calderon calls for end to gun sales
20 May 2010
ALERT: GDP stalls out in first quarter after rebound in last 3mos of last year; total output -1.4%; trend slows to 0.9% annual growth rate
ALERT: GDP stalls out in first quarter after rebound in last 3mos of last year; total output -1.4%; trend slows to 0.9% annual growth rate
ALERT: GDP stalls out in first quarter after rebound in last 3mos of last year; total output -1.4%; trend slows to 0.9% annual growth rate
INEGI: Mexican Gross Domestic Product -1.4% in Q110 on seasonally adjusted q/q annualized rate; trending at +0.9% annual v. +6.7% in Q409
INEGI: GDP: Services GDP +1.1% in Q110 on seasonally adjusted q/q annualized rate; trending at +2.2% annual v. +2.7% in Q409
INEGI: GDP: Industry GDP -0.3% in Q110 on seasonally adjusted q/q annualized rate; trending at +3.3% annual v. +8.2% in Q409
INEGI: GDP: Agriculture GDP -10.7% in Q110 on seasonally adjusted q/q annualized rate; trending at -2.3% annual v. -1.8% in Q409
Top Story Universal: FCH Buys US Counternarcotics Prescription - Mexico, US unveil joint drug strategy that incorporates health, poverty
Top Story Jornada: Obama, Calderon, Just A Photo Op - Despite reiteration of policy promises, no bilateral progress since first state visit
Top Story Reforma: Narco Ruled Out In Diego Case - President Calderon discounted abduction of Diego Fernandez as a message from drug cartels
Top Biz Story Reforma: Mexico, Rank 47 In Competitiveness - Fiscal Opaqueness In States - State data on small taxpayers spotty
Top Story Financiero: 10yrs Of Competitive Slide - Mexico at 47 of 58 nations in World Competitive Yearbook; -14 spots in past 10 years
Top Story Milenio: Not Narco-Message, Nor Kidnap: Calderon - President says abduction of Diego Fernandez a mystery, no evidence of narcos
Top Story Cronica: FCH To Obama: Enough Recriminations - At White House, President Calderon calls for joint efforts on drugs, crime, economy
INEGI: IGAE: Global Economic Activity Index +12.2% in Mar on seas. adj. annualized basis from Feb; trend rate at +1.3% in Mar v. +2.2% Feb
INEGI: IGAE: Services sub-index +43.0% in Mar on seasonally adjusted annualized basis from Feb; trend rate at +9.4% in Mar v. +9.3% in Feb
INEGI: IGAE: Industry sub-index +10.7% in Mar on seasonally adjusted annualized basis from Feb; trend rate at +6.2% in Mar v. +7.8% in Feb
INEGI: IGAE: Agriculture sub-index -2.8% in Mar on seasonally adjusted annualized basis from Feb; trend rate at +1.7% in Mar v. +1.4% in Feb
18 May 2010
Top Story Universal: EPR: We Do Not Have Him - Guerrilla group issues letter denying involvement, knowledge of abduction of Diego Fernandez
Top Story Jornada: Diego's Family Seeks Negotiations - Diego's Fernandez's law partner Antonio Lozano Gracia called on captors to talk
Top Story Reforma: Diego's Family Offers Talks - Family of Diego Fernandez asks captors to contact them to begin negotiating release
Top Biz Story Reforma: Companies Pay High Costs - Compared with other countries, energy, telecommunications, tax burdens, security costly
Top Biz Story Reforma: Companies Pay High Costs - Compared with other countries, energy, telecommunications, tax burdens, security costly
Top Story Economista: Insecurity Stalls Investment - Disappearance of Diego Fernandez adds to worries, says Mexican Foreign Trade Council
Top Story Financiero: Legislative Backlog Stalls Investment - Lack of reforms creates judicial uncertainty, says Baker & McKenzie lawfirm
Top Story Milenio: Family Calls For Negotiations - In open letter, family of missing Diego Fernandez ask for contact to begin negotiations
Top Story Cronica: Diego's Family Wants To Negotiate - Diego Fernandez family members issued a communique asking captors to contact them
17 May 2010
INEGI: World Internet Day: Mexico 2nd in OECD homes w/Internet (18.4%), above Turkey (7.7%) and below Greece (31.0%); Korea leads w/94.3%
INEGI: World Internet Day: Number of Internet users growing at 18.3% per year; number of households w/Internet +17.0%/yr; w/computers +13.2%
INEGI: World Internet Day: In July 2009, slightly more than 1/4 of Mexicans self-described as Internet users; 77% younger than 35
ECONOMY: Mexico slips in absolute, relative terms on World Competitiveness Scoreboard; LatAm gainers: Colombia, Argentina; Brazil, Peru flat
ECONOMY: Mexico slips in absolute, relative terms on World Competitiveness Scoreboard; gainers: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea
ECONOMY: In 2010, Mexico falls to 47th worldwide on World Competitiveness Scoreboard v. 46th in 2009; raw score of 51.481 v. 53.903 in 2009
Top Story Universal: Hunt For Diego By Land And Air - State, federal authorities deploy mass search for ex-pres. candidate Diego Fernandez
Top Story Jornada: Calderon Praises Diego's Children's Bravery - Says missing Diego Fernandez would take comfort in their strength, courage
Top Story Reforma: Federal Cabinet After Diego - Disappearance of Diego Fernandez has the entire government mobilized in manhunt
Top Biz Story Reforma: Caution For European Crisis - Mexico could be hit by exchange rate volatility and financial woes of Spanish investors
Top Story Financiero: 12.5mln In Informal Economy: Inegi - For every 100 formal job, there are 88 informal workers, national job survey says
Top Story Milenio: No Leads - President Calderon says no progress on missing person of Diego Fernandez, but not yet a murder investigation
Top Story Cronica: Truck Blood ID'd As Diego's - Queretaro Attorney General's Office confirms blood traces in Diego Fernandez's car are his
15 May 2010
ALERT: President Calderon orders search for "Jefe" Diego Fernandez; delays departure for European trip; federal investigators dispatched
ALERT: Former prez candidate and senator for the PAN Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos confirmed missing; car found w/signs of violence
Top Story Universal: Alcohol Checkpoints Business For Coyotes - Police allow legal charlatans to contact detainees and arrange injunctions
Top Story Jornada: Not Sabotage, But Incompetence: SME: Mexican Electricians Union (SME) says power failures due to CFE error, not sabotage
Top Story Financiero: CFE Denounces Wave Of Sabotage - In 1 mo Federal Electricity Commission counted 207 vandalisms in the central region
Top Story Milenio: Govt Does Not Dare To Finger SME - Attacks on power stations work of experts, but feds mum on Mexican Electricians Union
Top Story Cronica: Feds, Edomex, DF Install Anti-Sabotage Centers - Govt establishes secret terminals to combat more attacks on power grid
14 May 2010
SURVEY: Parametria finds Catholic Church most trusted institution w/71% of public confidence; Army 2nd w/65%; Human Rights Commis. 3rd w/54%
INEGI: Employment: Seasonally adjusted national joblessness rate falls to 4.85% in Mar v. 5.17% in Feb; lowest rate in 1yr
INEGI: Employment: Seasonally adjusted urban joblessness rate falls to 5.89% in Mar v. 6.30 in Feb; lowest rate in more than 1yr
Top Story Universal: Fed District Saboteurs Sought - Federal Electricity Commission tracks vandals of former properties of Luz y Fuerza
Top Story Jornada: Chavez Expropriates Grupo Maseca Subsidiary - Venezuela expropriates Monaca from Maseca, world's largest corn miller
Top Story Reforma: Threat Carried Out, Candidate Killed - Outspoken PAN mayoral candidate for Valle Hermosa, Tamaulipas slain by hitmen
Top Biz Story Reforma: 13% of Gruma Sales Stolen - Vzl Chavez expropriates Venezuela subsidiary, accounting for MXN7.5bln revenue in 2009
Top Story Economista: Nuke Power On Agenda: Kessel - Energy Min Kessel says nuclear part of energy diversification plan, clean generation
Top Story Financiero: Kessel Seeks More Time For Refinery - Citing cost overruns, Energy Min Kessel delays plan for Pemex refinery in Tula
Top Story Milenio: 200 Elite Agents Tracking Narco-Capos - Secret Washington-backed group of federal agents hunt cartel bosses
Top Story Cronica: Injunction Against Ebrard's Superhighway - Courts block expropriation of Federal District houses for Eastern Hwy
12 May 2010
FinMin: Total Mexican imports of US$24.70bln in Mar v. US$23.5bln in Feb on seasonally adj basis; trend rate +36.1% in Mar v. 47.5% in Feb
FinMin: Total factory exports grow at reduced rate; +21.9% at seasonally adjusted trend rate in Mar v +26.1% in Feb, +32.4% in Jan
Top Story Universal: US Switches Tack: Prevention, Not War - President Obama to privilege prevention, treatment in counternarcotics policy
Top Story Jornada: Crime In Mexico Unnerves Investors: US - Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual says US business must worry on insecurity
Top Story Reforma: Arms Grabbed, Not The Killers - Army seizes huge arms cache following shootout in Nuevo Leon, but Zetas managed to escape
Top Biz Story Reforma: Fiscal Burden Rises - In 2009, social security taxes equal to 15.3% of average income, v. 15.1% previous year: OECD
Top Story Financiero: Electoral Spending Risk For States - Better finances may be squandered by states, municipalities on electoral pork
Top Story Milenio: Obama Pledges To Reduce Narco Traffic 40% - US president unveiled policy to reduce youth drug use 15%, trafficking by 40%
Top Story Cronica: Biggest Threat To Church, Internal: Benedict XVI - On trip to Portugal, pope blames priesthood for hiding pederasty
11 May 2010
BANXICO: Foreign reserves up US$676mln from Apr 30-May 7 on bln-dlr buy from Pemex less US$324mln for other operations
Top Story Universal: Coal, As Deadly As Narco - In 2009, 7k died from coal particles, same number as died in war on drugs
Top Story Jornada - EU Rescue Plan Is "Morphine" : IMF - Bailout plan will calm markets, but should not be seen as a long-term solution
Top Story Reforma: Fed Dist Govt To Impose Aaanooother Tax - Vehicle permits must be exchanged for chip-bearing document, to cost ~US$20
Top Biz Story Reforma: Mkts Gain 2tln - Stocks accrued some US$2tln in value on EU bailout announcement; Spain +14.4%; Mexican Bolsa +2.5%
Top Story Milenio: Narcos Vie For Edomex: Peña - State of MX Gov. Peña Nieto says cartels war over territory, some capos living there
Top Story Cronica: Stock Euphoria; Global Rally On Europe Deal - Tln-dollar bailout fund for EU nations sends Wall Street to 2010 high
10 May 2010
BANXICO: Private companies that received bank financing fell to 23.3% of total in Q110 v 27.6% in Q109
Top Story Universal: Mexico Bets On Toxic Fuel - Mexico, host of climate change summit, has increased coal-powered electricity generation
Top Story Jornada: 10% Of Elementary School Kids Bullied - At least 10% of students bullied; humiliation, violence on YouTube vids grow
Top Story Reforma: El Chapo Obtains SSP Secrets - Cartel headed by Joaquin Guzman knew of top secret federal police, military operations
Top Biz Story Reforma: Afore Savings Pays Off - In April Afores had return of 10.9% annual (nominal); better rate than traditional savings
Top Story Economista: Europa Forges Super Shield - EU FinMin Council OKs 720bln-euro bailout fund for troubled members; IMF to assist
Top Story Financiero: Multi-Million Fund For Europe Rescue - EU FinMin Council Approves 720bln-euro fund for members w/high fiscal deficits
Top Story Milenio: Robbery, Homicide Up - New study by Chamber of Deputies reveals robbery up 8% annually since 2006; murder up 3%
Top Story Cronica: Homicide Every 55 Mins In Mexico - 22,743 people have died as result of war on organized crime since Calderon took office
07 May 2010
INEGI: MOTHER'S DAY: Between 1970 and 2009, % of women who have had at least one living child went from 57.1% to 66.0%
MARKETS: FX: After opening above 13-to-1 peso/US$ mark at 48hr interbank rate, currency firms to 12.90 at 10:30am
MARKETS: STOCKS: After opening down more than 1% on European fallout fears, Bolsa IPC index regains, trading flat with open at 10:30am
BANXICO: April Inflation: Consumer price index -0.32% Apr/Mar on electricity subsidies, farm prices; +4.27% annual rate end of Apr
BANXICO: April Inflation: Consumer underlying (core) price subindex +0.11% Apr/Mar; +4.11% annual rate end of Apr
BANXICO: April Inflation: Merchandise price subindex +0.11% Apr/Mar on non-food goods; +4.68% annual rate end of Apr
BANXICO: April Inflation: Services price subindex +0.03% Apr/Mar as health care spikes 0.73%; +3.58% annual rate end of Apr
BANXICO: April Inflation: Farm price subindex -2.29% Apr/Mar on lower fruit & veg prices; +3.71% annual rate end of Apr
BANXICO: April Inflation: Fiat price sub-index -2.37% Apr/Mar on electricity subsidies; +5.08% annual rate end of Apr
BANXICO: April Inflation: Consumer price index -0.32% Apr/Mar on electricity subsidies, farm prices; +4.27% annual rate end of Apr
Top Story Universal - European Cold Affects Mexico - Nerves on Greek fiscal crisis roils markets worldwide, slams Bolsa and peso
Top Story Jornada: US Renews Travel Alerts For Mexico - US State Department renews alert of violence and crime for regions of Mexico
Top Story Reforma: SAT Loses Round - Federal court orders Tax Administration Service to publish names of tax credit beneficiaries
Top Biz Story Reforma: Dollar Closes At 13.15 - Nerves in global mkts led depreciation; in 11 days exchange rate 7.6% weaker
Top Story Economista: Greek Crisis Hits Superpeso - Currency fell most in more than 1yr, 3.5% depreciation on fear over Greece fiscal crisis
Top Story Financiero: Error Panics Wall St.; -9% - Wall Street lived 9 minutes of fear after a trader error (bln instead of mln) led to loss
Top Story Milenio: Black Friday For Greece - Markets could suffer terribly today on nerves over Greece, Spain, Portugal
05 May 2010
Top Story Universal: 35 Illegal Guns For Each Cop - Estimates say 15mln illegal guns, 35 for each officer in Mexico; trafficking on the rise
Top Story Jornada: Gomez Mont: As Of Jun, Violence To Drop - Interior Min sees crime cycle on downslope in 2010, to decline by end of year
Top Story Reforma: 500 Paid, 350 Vote - 30% congressional absenteeism; in Chamber, 350 votes of 500 can pass laws, in Senate 84 of 128
Top Biz Story Reforma: Sugar Costlier Than Substitutes - For first time, price of sugar higher than sweeteners, supermarket stroll reveals
Top Story Economista: Greek Contagion - Global stock markets fell over worries around European nations, rumor that Spain would seek bailout
Top Story Financiero: Europe Causes Financial Tsunami - Second "Black Tuesday" in a row as global investors fret over Greece, Euro spillover
Top Story Milenio: Violence To Decline By Year End: Segob - Interior Min Gomez Mont says violence leveling out, will decrease in 2010
Top Story Cronica: Civilian Dies In Fed Dist Shootout - Crossfire between local cops, federal agent kills one bystander, injures another
04 May 2010
Top Story Universal: Lethal Weapons For Rent - New business in Mexico City's Tepito neighborhood: renting motorcycles and guns in a package
Top Story Reforma: Cordero Wants More Enforcement Teeth - FinMin says that money laundering busts are low because legal faculties limited
Top Biz Story Reforma: China Labor Costs Mount - World Bank: rising labor, real estate costs endear China production, could benefit mexico
Top Story Economista: Labor Liabilities Drag On Pemex - Energy Minister Georgina Kessel says huge pension obligations ravage balance sheet
Top Story Financiero: National Development Plan Goals Still Distant - Global financial crisis coupled with lack of reforms hampers progress
BANXICO: Foreign Reserves: From Apr 26 to Apr 30 foreign reserves rose US$74mln to a record level of US$97.402
Top Story Milenio: Mexico Past The Hump: Calderon - Mexico faced "not 4 but 5 horsemen of the apocalypse" and triumphed, president says
Top Story Cronica: Calderon Touts Progress On Drug War, Economy - On trip to Germany, president trumpets recovery, gains against gangs
INEGI: Consumer Confidence: Seasonally adjusted index at 81.77 in Apr v. 80.91 in Mar (2003=100); now at highest point since Jul 2009
03 May 2010
INEGI: Producer Confidence Index (IPM) rises to 45.7 in Apr v. 44.5 in Mar on seasonally adj basis; score >50 indicates sector is expanding
INEGI: Manufacturing Orders Index (IPM) rises to 53.9 in Apr v. 53.2 in Mar on seasonally adj basis; score >50 indicates sector is expanding
BANXICO: Economist consensus survey yields FY10 GDP forecast of 4.18% in Apr v. 4.08% forecast in Mar; 2011 GDP seen at 3.60%
BANXICO: Economist consensus survey yields year-end 2010 FX forecast of 12.45/US$ in Apr v. 12.70 in Mar; peso seen ending 2011 at 12.72
BANXICO: Economist consensus survey yields FY10 28-day Cetes forecast of 5.00% in Apr v. 5.20% forecast in Mar; 2011 inflation seen at 6.06%
BANXICO: Economist consensus survey yields FY10 inflation forecast of 5.19% in Apr v. 5.28% forecast in Mar; 2011 inflation seen at 3.98%
Top Story Universal: Mexican Laws, Like US, Encourage Weapons - Mexico permits home possession, lacks mechanisms to trace imports, ownership
Top Story Jornada: Calderon Urges Travel Boycott Of Arizona - President calls for tourism strike to protest Arizona immigration law
COREX: Top Biz Story Reforma: Arizona Depends On Mexicans - Mexico state's top trade partner; planned boycott of Arizona products will sting
COREX: TOP STORY REFORMA: FinMin Fails To Combat Money Laundering - Experts criticize FinMin's Financial Intelligence Unit's efficacy
Top Biz Story Reforma: FinMin Fails To Combat Money Laundering - Experts criticize FinMin's Financial Intelligence Unit's efficacy
Top Story Economista: Pemex, With Negative Equity - Oil monopoly Pemex shifted from equity of MXN9.6bln in Q109 to -MXN66.9bln in Q110
Top Story Financiero: US$145+ To Rescue Greece - Greece reached an historic agreement with euro zone, IMF on bailout for fiscal crisis