Items from the daily brief tagged “Policy & tariffs”, newest first. Each one links back to that day's full brief.
The US Trade Representative's office said Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a videoconference with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on 6 November. Greer…
El Economista reports that Democrat Richard Neal, who may chair the House Ways and Means Committee, pledged on 6 November to reverse Trump's "unjustified" tariffs and said his…
Expansión reported on 6 November that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said talks on rules of origin would be taken up in 2027. Kenneth Smith of COMCE's bilateral…
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed at her 5 November morning press conference that she will leave for China on 15 November to attend the APEC leaders' meeting in Shenzhen on…
El Financiero reported on 4 November, using US Census Bureau data, that Mexico's exports to the US hit a record US$62.2 billion in September, up 40% on the year and 17.6% of US…
Expansión reported on 4 November that Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said tariff powers largely remain with the US president, so the congressional result changes little; the…
Bloomberg Línea reported on 3 November that the US held midterm elections that day and that the fourth bilateral round of the USMCA review is almost two months behind its…
According to Reuters, carried by El Economista on 2 November, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen and other major…
On 30 October, at Index's 51st national convention in Monterrey, Daniel O'Brien, acting deputy US Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, said economic security is a…
Lea-Ann B. Bigelow, director of the Trade Agreements and Textile Programs division at US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said at Index's Monterrey convention on 30 October…
Luz María de la Mora, director of UNCTAD's International Trade and Commodities Division, told Bloomberg Línea at the 2026 World Investment Forum in Doha, Qatar, that Latin…
According to El Economista (28 October), President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her morning press conference that Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard spoke on Tuesday 27 October with US…
According to El Economista (27 October), Mexico's Senate approved a change that day to the income tax (ISR) reform: from fiscal year 2027, taxpayers with income above 50 million…
According to El Financiero, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on 27 October that US tariffs already bring in significant revenue, so a quick change should not be expected even…
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) spokesperson responded on 24 October to new outbound investment rules proposed by the US Treasury, which are open for public comment…
According to Bloomberg, published by El Financiero on 25 October, Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said on television that day that talks…
Mexico's president published in the DOF on 23 October the decree amending articles 144, 151, 153, 154, 177 and 185 of the Customs Law, effective 1 January 2027. We reported the…
Mexico's Economy Ministry published in the DOF on 23 October the start of a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on wall and floor ceramic tiles from China (tariff lines…
According to EFE, carried by El Financiero, President Donald Trump said on 23 October that the US is “very close” to a deal with Mexico to reduce tariffs, and the same with…
The US Federal Communications Commission said on 22 October that its Office of Engineering and Technology had this week stopped a dashboard camera and a wireless video…
Citing Bank of Mexico data, El Economista reported that the peso closed at 18.6714 per dollar on 21 October, versus 18.4279 the day before, a 1.32% fall and its weakest close in…
El Economista reported on 21 October that the Bajío chapter head of the Mexican customs professionals' association AMA expects the USMCA review could tighten rules of origin…
President Claudia Sheinbaum said on 20 October that the deal with the US is “very close” but some issues remain and there is no final agreement; Mexico wants to cut US tariffs on…
At the AMDA auto forum on 20 October, Carlos Castillo, head of the Economy Ministry's Productive Development Unit, said in a virtual message that tariffs on cars from China and…
Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said in Mexico City on 19 October that all technical elements have been given to the US, that it is hard to say what day Washington will decide…
On 16 October Mexico's Economy Ministry spelled out who can use the decree published in the DOF on 13 October, which cuts the import duty on car-assembly parts and components…
Mexico News Daily, citing the Wall Street Journal, reported on 15 October that talks on US tariffs of 25% on Mexican vehicles and 50% on steel, aluminum and derivatives had…
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