JP Spinetto

Trump's bid to frighten Nicolás Maduro into exile is not working, with the Venezuelan tyrant betting the White House won't risk the messy nation-building effort needed to actually remove him

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The Trouble With Mexico's Big Minimum Wage Hikes December in Mexico isn’t just for posadas and epic traffic jams — it’s also when we find out how much the minimum wage will jump in the year ahead.

Mexico will raise its minimum wage 13% in 2026 - the ninth year in a row of double-digit hikes. Fair? For sure. But betting that wages can keep outpacing productivity forever is wishful thinking and bad policy

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Brazil’s Wave of Corporate Meltdowns Share One Commonality As financial scandals go, this one has it all: a flamboyant, politically connected executive taking on Brazil’s financial titans with a fast-growing bank built on aggressive tactics and exotic financi...

What the spectacular collapse of a high-flying bank reveals about Brazilian capitalism

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After Maduro Comes the Hard Part: Fixing Venezuela’s Economy Speculation about Venezuela is so rife these days that it’s pointless to add more dubious predictions. One thing, however, is clear: if Nicolás Maduro’s regime finally falls — a big if, even with the ...

If and when Maduro exits, Venezuela will be staring at one of the most monumental economic reconstruction efforts in modern history, says @jpspinetto.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

A corn crisis is brewing in Mexico.

@jpspinetto.bsky.social explains what’s at stake 🎥

Mexico’s Crackdown on Protesters Reveals New Fault Lines What was supposed to be a quiet long weekend in Mexico City instead yielded violent images that went viral.

Claudia Sheinbaum's crackdown on dissent risks proving her critics right about Mexico's increasing authoritarianism

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Mexico’s Crackdown on Protesters Reveals New Fault Lines What was supposed to be a quiet long weekend in Mexico City instead yielded violent images that went viral.

The heavy-handed response by Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum to dissent will bolster the opposition’s charges of authoritarianism, says @jpspinetto.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Chile’s Right Turn Matters Less Than Its Democratic Stability Chile’s presidential runoff next month is already being cast as a clash of extremes: on one side, Jeannette Jara, the leftist who joined the Communist Party at 14; on the other, José Antonio Kast, the...

The 'communist versus ultraconservative' framing of Chile's runoff masks the country's political success

my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com column on why Chile is offering the world a lesson www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Chile’s Right Turn Matters Less Than Its Democratic Stability Chile’s presidential runoff next month is already being cast as a clash of extremes: on one side, Jeannette Jara, the leftist who joined the Communist Party at 14; on the other, José Antonio Kast, the...

Chile's election is offering our polarized world a lesson in political civility, says @jpspinetto.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Blowing Up ‘Narco’ Boats Won’t Stop Latin America’s Real Killers The sicario fired nine bullets at the moving vehicle from the back of a motorcycle, shattering the evening quiet in a corner of Mexico City not far from where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera once lived. ...

Across Latin America, political violence and cynical murder plots are multiplying as organized crime expands and illegal industries boom. Governments face a crucial test: confronting criminal power without weaponizing repression

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Latin America’s Toxic Squabbles Are Empowering the US Latin America is suffering from an honest dialogue deficit.

With Trump openly weighing different military alternatives to remove Maduro, Latin America finds itself a spectator in its own geopolitical story

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China Is Quietly Sparking Latin America’s Startup Race While the US is flexing its military muscle in the Caribbean with warships and B-1 bombers, China is waging a more discreet battle in Latin America: The race to back the region’s most promising startu...

While the US is flexing its military muscle, China is waging a more discreet battle in Latin America: The race to back the region’s most promising startups

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A Corn Crisis Is Brewing in Mexico Few things are more revered in Mexico than corn.

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A Corn Crisis Is Brewing in Mexico
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A Corn Crisis Is Brewing in Mexico Few things are more revered in Mexico than corn.

Corn, a revered national symbol & staple, is becoming a growing headache for Mexico 🌽

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Milei’s Big Win Opens a Rare Window for Argentina Just when some were already drafting Javier Milei’s political obituary, the self-described anarcho-capitalist defied expectations with a resounding victory in Argentina’s midterm election. Milei’s La ...

Javier Milei's midterm win offers a rare opportunity for Argentina: the chance to implement pro-growth measures with broad political support

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What Scott Bessent Doesn't Get About Argentina Argentina is once again dominating financial headlines — and for a familiar reason: The crisis-prone South American nation is experiencing yet another bout of instability, the latest in a decades-long...

Argentina's latest market turmoil reflects deep & historic uncertainty that a US Treasury lifeline is unlikely to fix

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The Optimist’s Case for Mexico

Never mind Trump's broadsides. Mexico has what it needs to turn today's geopolitical turmoil to its advantage, says @jpspinetto.bsky.social

The opportunity is there. Trump and Lula won’t seize it out of ideological affinity. But they might just do it because it makes perfect business and strategic sense

Lula could play the rare-earth card as a bargaining chip to lift the steep tariffs Trump announced

hat would be a deal both sides could sell as a win, particularly given the national security implications for the US

For its part, Brazil has been talking about a critical minerals strategy for decades, with little to show for it

A strategic alliance with the US, the country’s largest foreign investor, could finally give it momentum

Brazil has everything to be the perfect partner of the US in critical minerals: already a mining powerhouse, geographically close to the US and home to the world’s largest rare-earth reserves after China

Strategic metals - particularly rare earths - stand out as an unusual area of shared interest between the US and Brazil

my new column for @opinion.bloomberg.com 🎁🧵https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-15/brazil-can-help-beat-china-at-its-rare-earths-game

North America’s China Problem Is Bigger Than It Looks Mexico is emerging as one of the biggest fronts in the US-China economic rivalry.

A forthcoming @tecdemonterrey.bsky.social study shows that Chinese investment in Mexico has reached $21.3 billion

That's 7 times more than the amount reported in official stats

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Why Colombian president Gustavo Petro is clashing head on with the White House?

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Latin America’s Motorcycle Boom Has Hidden Costs The growing popularity of riding around on two wheels is a public health and road-safety crisis.

A surge in motorcycle sales is fueling a sharp increase in traffic fatalities across Latin America

my new column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on a serious problem which is not getting enough public attention www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Lighthizer Has Bad News for Mexico Mexican negotiators must deal with the country’s trade surplus with the US and its ties to China to successfully renegotiate the North American trade pact.

Mexican negotiators must deal with the country’s trade surplus with the US & its ties to China to successfully renegotiate the USMCA trade pact. It won't be easy

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Milei’s Big Problem Is Beyond US Treasury’s Help The US pledge to help stabilize Argentina’s economy gives its combative president a lifeline — but only if he uses it wisely.

The US pledge to help stabilize Argentina's economy is historic & gives President Javier Milei a lifeline — but only if he uses it wisely

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You, Too, Can Manage Your Career Like Leo Messi As Argentina’s football great gets ready to hang up his cleats, he leaves many off-the-field lessons that apply no matter your profession.

As Lionel Messi gets ready to hang up his cleats, he leaves many off-the-field lessons that apply no matter your profession

my @opinion column on management principles from Argentina's football great 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Mexico’s Snub of China Will Weaken Its Hand With the US By slapping tariffs on China without receiving White House concessions, President Claudia Sheinbaum is likely just to embolden Donald Trump in next year’s trade talks.

By slapping tariffs on China without receiving White House concessions, Mexico is likely just to embolden Donald Trump in next year’s trade talks

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