Disastrously, Mexico’s 2025 investment was OK
The government celebrates mediocre economic results leaving business feeling jittery.
The Big News Breakdown. Unpacking this week’s most important news.
It was a well-known song and dance. The government of president Claudia Sheinbaum lauded Mexico’s investment figures for 2025, declaring they were at “historic highs.” Opponents howled in response, calling out what they said were “awful numbers.” On both their screens, sat a pretty boring bar graph—slowly sloping upwards. It would seem nothing to write home about either way.
The explanation without the political spin is this:
