METALLA ADDS ROYALTY ON AGNICO EAGLE’S SANTA GERTRUDIS GOLD PROPERTY $MTAFF, $AEM, $GLGDF Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (TSXV: MTA) (OTCQX: MTAFF) (FRANKFURT: X9CP) announced last Wednesday that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a 2% net smelter return royalty on the Santa Gertrudis gold property located north of Hermosillo in Sonora, […]
Traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico for a Weekend This multicultural hub in the highlands of Southern Mexico is known for its mild climate, rich culinary and craft traditions and complex history. Even as strong earthquakes have shaken the region, the centuries-old city of Oaxaca remains largely unrattled. In the shadow of Monte Albán, the hilltop capital […]
THEMAC Copper Flats Permitting Update THEMAC Resources Group Limited(TSX VENTURE:MAC) through its wholly-owned subsidiary New Mexico Copper Corporation (NMCC), is currently engaged in securing 2 important state operating permits: a Groundwater Discharge Permit (focused on groundwater protection) from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED); and a New Mine Permit to regulate mine operation and reclamation […]
President Trump’s Mexico Trade Deal a Look at the Future President Donald Trump has sidestepped conventional processes, protocols and procedures in trade negociations Last Monday, the US reached a preliminary trade agreement with Mexico that addresses several American grievances. A similar deal with Canada may also to be on track. These breakthroughs, combined with an easing […]
President Trump, “Canada Will be Out’ of Trade Deal Unless It’s ‘Fair’” Saturday, US President Donald Trump warned Canada that it “will be out” of a revised North American trade agreement unless it’s “fair” to the United States, and he threatened to scrap the current deal should Congress “interfere” with the negotiations. “There is no […]
Canada Must Align with the US on the NAFTA Redo Or ‘it is Over’ Canada and United States are set to tackle contentious issues in bi-lateral talks Wednesday, as the 2 nations work to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement (NADTA) on signs Ottawa was open to taking a more conciliatory approach. After more […]
Broad Based Wall Street Rally Continues to Post Record Closes $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ,$RUTX, $VXX US and Mexico reached bi-lateral trade agreement; Canada will now join the discussions Buying momentum following new records for the S&P 500, NAS Comp, and Russell 2000 Cyclical sectors outperform; heavily-weighted financial group particularly strong Wall Street’s broad-based rally drove the […]
President Trump Announces the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement The Trump Administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replace it with a deal that the administration says is more favorable to the United States. US President Donald Trump, in announcing the tentative agreement Monday at […]
US and Mexico’s Trade Negotiators Just “hours” Away From a Deal US and Mexican trade negotiators are “hours” away from squaring away bi-lateral differences on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a Top Mexican official said Sunday. Canada on hold for a bit. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo told reporters that work with Canada, […]
On the Resolution of China and NAFTA Trade Talks US Stock See Next Leg North $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Thursday, Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel advised savvy investors that the current Bull market could extend as much as 10% higher if the US were to settle its trade dust-up with China and reach a […]
Trade Talks Moving Ahead, Deals With China and Mexico Near Trade talks toresume with China later this month, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is “getting close” to reaching a trade deal with Mexico, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Thursday. However, he said in a TV interview that the Chinese government should not […]
Mexico the Focus of the WH NAFTA Redux, Canada on Hold US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Mexico on a new Nafta are “coming along nicely,” while telling Canada it will have to wait to re-enter the talks to modernize the three-nation trade pact, signaling his preference for bi-lateral negotiations. “Deal with Mexico is […]
American Voters Have Little Support for NAFTA Fewer American voters support the continuation of the NAFTA agreement than those who think it would be better to see it fold, according to a new study. In a YouGov poll commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation, 36% of Americans said it would be beneficial for the US if NAFTA […]
US, Mexico Said Near a Deal in NAFTA Talks, Canada Left Out The US and Mexico are in the final stages of negotiating a deal on rules for cars sold under NAFTA The 2 sides have exchanged new proposals for the auto industry. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo is scheduled to travel to Washington Thursday […]
President Trump’s Policies Restore Economic Prosperity After about 19 months in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump’s economic policies have begun to return the US to real economic prosperity. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that in Q-2 of this year GDP grew at a 4.1% annual rate. It has been 13 years since […]
Just Like President Trump Said The Wall Is Being Built A House spending bill would provide $5-B next year for building President Donald Trump’s proposed border Wall with Mexico. Democrats oppose financing The Trump Wall but lack the votes by themselves to block House approval of that amount. President Trump said in April that he […]
President Trump Wants ‘Better ties with Mexico’ US President Donald Trump wants to strengthen and improve ties with Mexico after “bumps in the road,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Mexico’s new President Friday, following his landslide victory earlier this month. President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, aka AMLO, in turn, handed Secretary Pompeo a letter […]
America’s First Lady Visits US-Mexico Border Again First Lady Melania Trump visited the US-Mexico border Thursday for the 2nd time in 2 weeks in a show of concern for migrant children as President Donald Trump attempts to crack down on unlawful border crossings. Her 1st stop was a Customs and Border Protection processing facility in […]
President Trump, “The US Will Not Be ‘Migrant Camp’” Monday, facing some outrage from Democrats and some Republicans over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in, again blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the US from becoming “a migrant camp.” President Trump continued to […]
Trump Vs Trudeau: Strong USD = Pain for All Canadians $USDCAD The Canadian Dollar (CAD) aka ‘Loonie’ slumped Monday on continuing trade issues between Canada and the US, and there is noting to keep the Loonie from extending its fall. USDCAD, +0.0539% was among the worst performers Monday following the G-7 Summit that saw US President Donald […]
NASDAQ Marks Another All Time High $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Tuesday as investors were encouraged by US economic data, driving the NASDAQ to finish at another at record high for the 2nd day running, as the technology and consumer discretionary sectors outpreformed Investors remain a bit wary about trade discussions, with Mexico imposing tariffs […]
President Trump’s Border Wall is Under Construction Promises made, promises being kept. The 1st 14-mile section of President Donald Trump’s border wall along the US-Mexico border is under construction in San Diego at a cost of $147-M. Construction started Friday at Border Field State Park in San Diego. The wall will stand between 18 and […]
US Zero Tolerance Policy on Illegal Immigration Policy in Place Monday, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Justice will prosecute all cases involving illegal border crossings between the United States and Mexico, noting there is now a “zero tolerance policy” in place. USAG Sessions spoke at the border near San Diego and […]
Americans Support National Guard at the Southern Border A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border will be effective in combating illegal immigration in the short term, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll from April 15-19. Below are some Key findings from the poll, as follows: […]
National Guard Arrives at US-Mexico Border National Guard members have started arriving at the US-Mexico border with more expected as federal government officials continue to discuss what they will do about illegal immigration. The Republican Governors of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico on Monday committed 1,600 Guard members to the border, giving US President Donald […]
Top Trade Officials Working to Update NAFTA Top US, Mexican and Canadian trade officials met Friday to discuss prospects for updating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). No time limit has been set for the Washington talks between US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, […]
President Trump, “We Are Sealing Up Our Southern Border” The Justice Department is enacting a “zero tolerance” policy regarding immigrants illegally crossing into the US from Mexico. Saturday, US President Donald Trump Tweeted we are “sealing up our Southern Border,” maintaining it was for the safety and security of Americans. “We are sealing up our Southern Border. […]
President Trump Staking US Trade Position Vs China and the World The US trade figures for February that were released this week and showed a widening deficit. President Donald Trump’s policies over the past year have been calculated to increase the size of the US trade and current account deficits. One could easily say that the […]
Mexican Government is Breaking Up Migrant Caravan President Trump Tweeted, “It better be stopped” Monday evening, the Mexican government started to break up a migrant caravan that was moving through southern Mexico. Immigration officials were registering the travelers, and providing suggestions that some could get humanitarian visas, while others would have to exit Mexico The […]
“Walls Work”, We are Building ‘The Border Wall’ Backing The Trump Administration’s border wall plans, Acting Deputy Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Ronald Vitiello pointedly struck back at criticism aimed at the border wall’s funding, necessity, and effectiveness Friday, saying his “agents and officers have decades of experience” and are “vocal about their […]
President Trump Keeps Promise, Starts Building ‘The Wall’ US President Donald Trump tweeted pictures Wednesday of the start of a wall on the US-Mexico border. The fence in California that US Border Patrol officials say should not be confused with the President’s anti drug/immigration Wall. “Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern […]
President Trump’s Tariffs Announced, Market Jumps $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US stock finished higher Thursday as investors awaited President Trump’s official approval of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which he gave just minutes before the close. The S&P 500 finished with a gainer of 0.5%, closing at its best mark of the day, while […]
President Trump Will Not Back Down on Tariffs US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said The Trump Administration is not trying to provoke a global trade war with the steel and aluminum tariffs announced last week. “We are not looking to get into trade wars,” Secretary Mnuchin said Tuesday during a congressional committee hearing when asked […]
Understanding President Trump’s Tariffs Trade protectionism equals tariffs and import quotas, Is what we do in times of peace and what foreign nations do to us in times of war. Or consider that we impose sanctions on US enemies such as NKorea, Russia and Iran because we want them to feel the economic pain of […]
President Trump Let Mexico’s President Know ‘His Rule’ America First Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has forewent his 1st visit to the White House after a phone call with President Donald Trump over his proposed Border Wall President Peña Nieto reportedly asked President Trump to publicly confirm that Mexico would not pay for the wall, […]
President Trump: ‘American Business is Hot Again!’ $JPM, $FCAU, $SPY, $QQQ, $DIA Optimism Among Small-Business Owners Soars on the Trump Effect Early Saturday, US President Donald Trump lauded the economy in a Tweet that pointed out Friday’s stock market report while announcing that “jobs are coming back to America.” ” Yesterday was a big day […]
President Trump Will Soon ‘Pull the Plug’ on NAFTA Loonie and Peso fall in response Canada is convinced that US President Donald Trump will announce that the United States intends to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement aka NAFTA, government sources said Wednesday. The 2 sources said they expected President Trump would […]
President Trump: “Mexico Will Pay for the Wall” Once again, US President Donald Trump reiterated Saturday that Mexico will pay for the wall on the southern US border, despite repeated scoffs and denials by Mexican officials. “I believe that Mexico will pay for the wall,” President Trump told reporters at Camp David in Maryland, where […]
President Trump is Securing America’s Southern Border The Trump Administration’s plans to secure America’s southern border involves more than 700 miles of new and replacement wall, meaning about 50% the border with Mexico would have a physical barrier. The administration had put together a document for the proposal, which carries a price tag of nearly […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Mexico GP a Must Win for Vettel $RACE Since returning to the F1 line up in Y 2015, the Mexican Grand Prix has established itself as 1 of the highlight races of the season. This weekend is likely to see festivities reach new heights as Lewis Hamilton race to be crowned F1 […]
F1: Mexico City Circuit Favors Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) This Weekend $RACE This F1 season only has 3 races left to run, and Sebastian Vettel is running out of chances to deny rival Lewis Hamilton a 4th world championship title. Mr. Hamilton will be all out to clinch his 4th world title at the Mexican Grand Prix […]
The 1st US Mexico Border Wall Prototype Installed Tuesday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled images of the 1st border wall prototype, a 30-ft cement structure. Follow CBP ✔@CustomsBorder Progress check: construction of concrete wall prototypes is well underway in San Diego. #BorderSecurity 8:05 AM – Oct 3, 2017 4444 Replies 300300 Retweets 447447 likes […]
Hurricane Harvey Moving Across the Gulf of Mexico $USO, $RDS.A, $XOM Hurricane Harvey moved across the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to strike the heart of the country’s Crude Oil refining industry when it comes ashore in Texas at the weekend. Communities in the path of the quickly strengthening storm began evacuating and energy firms […]
US Warns About Travel to Cancun, Mexico, Murders Rise The US State Department warned citizens about traveling to parts of Mexico including Cancun and Playa del Carmen, as homicides rise at resorts popular with American tourists. The advisory issued Tuesday upgraded the warnings for 2 states, Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur, saying turf wars […]
Planning, Evaluations Under Way for US-Mexico Border Wall Planning for President Donald Trump’s US-Mexico border wall is under way. Officials are looking into multiple proposals, site studies are ongoing, and money is available to work on the project. The work on the wall is under the auspices of President Trump’s 25 January executive order, which […]
‘Destroy Trump’ Cabal Determined to Distract Congress from Tending to Business Thursday, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said the ongoing investigation into ties between Russia and President Donald Trump is a distraction from more important items on the White House agenda. “We have to get on with it, get this over with. It’s a […]
Mexico Is Looking for a Quick NAFTA Rewrite Mexico’s #1 trade negotiator said he is heartened by a retreat from more protectionist rhetoric in the US and that talks to redo the North American Free Trade Agreement may conclude as soon as January 2018. Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said the January date would depend on the […]
Mexico Now Optimistic About Trump Presidency $JPM Mexico is growing more optimistic about The Trump Presidency because items he promised as a candidate have not yet come to fruition, namely, revising or cancelling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and building a wall on the US southern border, in addition to executive order setbacks to deport illegal […]
US Border Patrol Caught Iraqi, Egyptian Nationals Sneaking Across Our Border US Border Patrol agents along with the US Customs and Border Protection have apparently caught 2 individuals sneaking across the border earlier this month, they were not from Mexico There is official confirmation that one Egyptian national and one Iraqi national were detained by […]
Donald Trump, “We are Building The Wall, Mexico Will Pay for It” The Wall on the US-Mexico border, which President Donald Trump continually promised the campaign trail, has just gotten an internal price estimate from the Department of Homeland Security. DHS says it would cost upwards of $21.6-M, and take 3.5 years to complete. Both […]
Mexico Ready to Help Finance and Build “The Wall” Friday, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said a united Mexico was ready to help the government negotiate with US President Donald Trump. In a news conference Mr. Slim said Mexico needed to negotiate from a position of strength, noting that President Trump, who he called a “great […]
Mexican President Pays for Supporting Drug Cartels The wall is coming and Mexico has their Prsident to blame. The citizens of Mexico have suffered under successive Governments, corruption has left the country in ruins. The illegals crossing the border are in 2 categories, refugees from their own Governments or Criminals supported by the corruption, also […]
Ford (NYSE:F) Abandons Plant, Turns Mexican State into “Wasteland” $F, $GM, $TM Ford Motor Co.’s (NYSE:F) abrupt move to scrap a planned $1.6-B car plant in central Mexico has spooked a network of suppliers who bet on a growing customer base and dramatized the risk that Donald Trump’s agenda poses to the country’s broader economy. […]
Fiat-Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) Moves Jeep Mexico Production to US $FCAU, $F, $GM Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU) will invest $1-B toward making 3 new Jeep models in the US, plus a Ram pickup now built in Mexico, as President Elect Donald Trump pressures the auto industry to hire workers and produce vehicles above the border. The […]
FoMoCo (NYSE:F) ‘Cans’ $1.6-B Assembly Plant in Mexico $F, $GM, $TWTR Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) has ‘canned’ plans to build a $1.6-M plant in Mexico. The next-generation Focus compact car will be built at an existing factory in Hermosillo, Mexico, and Ford will cancel plans to build a plant in San Luis Potosi, CEO Mark […]
Mexicans are Ready to Help to Build “Trump’s Wall” A Mexican cement maker is ready to lend its services to US President Elect Donald Trump to build the Wall he wants to erect on the southern border of the United States to curb immigration. “We can’t be choosy,” Enrique Escalante, CEO of Grupo Cementos de […]
Mexico’s President Seeking Meeting with President Elect Trump Mexico is willing to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement, (NAPTA) President Enrique Pena Nieto said. Mexico will seek dialogue with the US on its trade relationship following comments made by Donald Trump during his campaign, President Pena […]
It has Begun, Illegal Immigrants Being Rounded Up, Detained and… A record number of immigrants are being held by the US government in detention facilities as migrants arrive in very high numbers. About 41,000 are currently being held in immigration detention facilities, up from a “typical” number of between 31,000 and 34,000, Jeh Johnson, Secretary […]
Donald Trump’s Win Hammers Carlos Slim By $5-1-B Mexico’s wealthiest person lost $5.1-B in the wake of Donald Trump’s upset victory over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Carlos Slim, who is 5th-richest in the world, shed 9.2% of his fortune after the Mexican Peso’s deep dive on the news. Mr. Slim led declines of $41-B on the Billionaires Index […]
F1: Lewis Hamilton Wins the F1 Mexican Grand Prix $RACE MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton won the F1 Mexican Grand Prix, but teammate Nico Rosberg is still in position to claim his 1st world title with 2 races remaining. Mr. Hamilton’s Pole-to-Flag victory was the world champion’s 8th of the season and puts him level with France’s […]
F1: Mexican Grand Prix 2016 the Final Grid $RACE MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton will start the 2016 Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix from the Pole position Sunday, team-mate Nico Rosberg will start in 2nd place. The championship leader salvaged the spot on his final run Saturday after being well behind Mr. Hamilton’s pace throughout the practice […]
F1: Mexican Grand Prix Results & Times from Friday’s Practice $RACE MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton led the way in Friday’s opening practice for the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Mexico 2016, as low temperatures and low grip dominated proceedings around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Mr. Hamilton’s best time set on the medium Pirelli tires was just […]
F1: Bernie Ecclestone wants more Drama, backs Donald Trump for US President $RACE Bernie Ecclestone wants to add drama and make racing riskier to rekindle interest. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, 86 anni, has suggested changes that he thinks will help improve or rather spice up the sport, which has seen a decrease in the […]
F1: Mexican Grand Prix 2016 $RACE The 19th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where Lewis Hamilton must keep up his momentum. The 3X world champion ended a 5-race winless run at last weekend’s United States GP in Austin, Texas, where […]
Travel To Tulum Tulum is a lovely Caribbean setting for Mexico’s Mayan Legacy Impossibly idyllic with pure white sandy beaches, lapped at by the turquoise Caribbean, and atop its black and grey granite cliffs sits what once was an important Mayan seaport town. Tulum is one of those places that will always stick with you. […]
Mexico Will Re-visit NAFTA If All Sides Benefit Mexico is willing to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in a “Win-Win” situation, where the benefits are clear to all sides, said Mexican Minister of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo said Thursday. Speaking at the Mexico Summit 2016 organized by The Economist, Mr. Guajardo said the […]
Some Food Born Illness Linked to Imported Produce US health officials are trying to determine why there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of people in Texas each year who contract a food-borne illness that’s often linked to produce imported from Mexico and other warmer climes. Although there have been outbreaks in several states […]
Eric Trump, Dad Wants to ‘Protect Our Country’ with Immigration Stance Friday, Eric Trump defended his father’s immigration and deportation plans, saying wants to “protect this country and preserve the wages of 320-M people who live here.” “It’s very, very sad,” Eric Trump said in a TV interview. “The median income hasn’t gone up in […]
A Presidential Donald Trump Met With President of Mexico Donald Trump headed to Mexico Wednesday to meet with the President of Mexico. Donald Trump said in Mexico Wednesday that he had a “great substantive, constructive exchange of ideas” with President Enrique Peña Nieto and said that the countries hoped to work together on five objectives […]
Mike Pence, “Let’s Focus on Our Enemy, ISIS is Our Enemy” A Donald Trump-Mike Pence administration will “support military action to crush ISIS,” the Indiana Governor said Friday after the Donald Trump announced him as his running mate. “We have got to exercise the full strength of the United States of America,” Gov. Pence said […]
Illegal Immigration, a Key “Plank” in GOP Platform The Government Reform Subcommittee of the full Republican Platform Committee Monday voted overwhelmingly to keep most of the party’s Y 2012 positions in place, plus. The panel toughened the GOP stand on illegal immigration by including in its official Manifesto an endorsement of Donald Trump’s call to […]
Donald Trump, “Illegal Immigrants Get Better Care Than Our Veterans” Donald Trump in a Memorial Day weekend speech pressed his message on Veterans, saying that his administration would take care of them and correct a situation in which “illegal immigrants are taken care of by this country better than our Veterans.” Speaking at the annual […]