This article by SinEmbargo’s editorial desk originally appeared in the September 6, 2026 edition of SinEmbargo, one of Mexico’s leading independent digital news outlets.
Mexico City, September 6 (SinEmbargo).— The Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) on Sunday rejected The Economist’s diagnosis of Mexico’s financial situation and asserted that the country maintains its investment grade and is advancing in fiscal consolidation, after the British newspaper questioned market confidence in the government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
“The article’s comments on Mexico’s public finances and market position are based on a selective and, in several respects, outdated reading of the data. The article omits the metrics that matter most for a market assessment: the full breadth of the sovereign rating’s coverage, the relevant spread between countries, the…
