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JP Spinetto
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Latin America columnist for @opinion.bloomberg.com Get my views: http://bloom.bg/1NgjQPp 🇦🇷 ☆☆☆ Tweeting for myself
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 16h
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

check out my @opinion.bloomberg.com column on Mexico's China problem www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 5d
Why Colombian president Gustavo Petro is clashing head on with the White House?

my explanation for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 8d
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...
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.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 12d
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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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.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 15d
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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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.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 19d
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...
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.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 22d
By slapping tariffs on China without receiving White House concessions, Mexico is likely just to embolden Donald Trump in next year’s trade talks

new column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on the difficult path to review USMCA 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.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 27d
US pressure and domestic upheavals stand to transform Latin America beyond recognition in the next 15 months

Read my (short) essay for @opinion.bloomberg.com here 🎁
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Latin America Is About to Transform Beyond Recognition
US pressure and domestic upheavals stand to transform the region beyond recognition in the next 15 months. Latin Americans need to get ready.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 29d
Milei can still reverse his costly political miscalculation, if he's ready to face a tough lesson

my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on another very Argentine affair.. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Milei’s Big Loss in Buenos Aires Offers a Teachable Moment
The self-styled lion of Argentine politics needs to realize that contempt and grandstanding don’t amount to a viable political strategy.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · 29d
Milei can still reverse his costly political miscalculation, if he's ready to face a tough lesson

my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on another very Argentine affair.. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Milei’s Big Loss in Buenos Aires Offers a Teachable Moment
The self-styled lion of Argentine politics needs to realize that contempt and grandstanding don’t amount to a viable political strategy.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Sep 5
NEW COLUMN: As odd political partnerships go, the rapport between Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum is among the least expected

my take for @opinion.bloomberg.com 🎁
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The One Leftist the White House Tolerates (for Now)
The unlikely partnership between the US and Mexico’s nationalist government is yielding results on security. But trade remains the ultimate test.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Sep 3
NEW COLUMN: Bolsonaro's downfall is the consequence of his own mistakes

my take for @opinion.bloomberg.com on Brazil's historic trial www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Bolsonaro Has Only Himself to Blame
With a smarter strategy, the former president would be poised for a political comeback in Brazil next year. Instead, he’s on trial and staring at prison.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Aug 28
For each drug lord captured and tried, others fill the void. Aspirants to be the next Gran Señor are in no short supply.

new column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on the conviction of El Mayo Zambada www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
More Kingpin Convictions Won’t Stop the Cartels’ Killing
Without addressing the drug war’s root causes, the US capture of yet another boss is just creating another job opening.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Aug 26
Argentina has a unique opportunity to become one of the world's largest copper producers

Will it finally seize the moment?

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Copper May Be the Color of Argentina’s Future
The South American nation has a unique opportunity to become one of the world’s largest copper producers — and prove that it is stable enough to attract and reward big, long-term investments.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Aug 20
With so many sore losers unwilling to accept electoral defeat around the world, Bolivia's vote went surprisingly smoothly

The result has opened a path for the country to put its politics & economics back in order. Chapeau

my latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com 🎁
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Bolivia Has a Shot at Change Now — Even If It’s a Long One
Fixing the country’s economic disaster will be like climbing the Andes, but Bolivians took a big first step by backing reform.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Aug 13
The attention from competing superpowers, as uncomfortable as it may be, could prove to be a blessing for Panama

my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on what I saw after a recent trip to Panama City & the Canal
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The US-China Fight Over Panama’s Canal Has an Unexpected Winner
Thanks to its raised geopolitical profile, the Central American nation has a chance to leverage its strategic location, woo investors and revamp its economic model.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · Aug 13
What’s at stake in the unexpected US-China fight over the Panama Canal? @jpspinetto.bsky.social traveled to the crucial waterway to find out 🎥

Read the feature: bit.ly/4mGDoCv
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Jul 31
Brazil-Mexico's trade totaled $13.6 billion last year, or less than Mexico's trade with Arizona

Despite their political affinities, efforts to integrate Latin America's two largest economies face broad strategic divergences

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The Brazil-Mexico Dalliance Is More Hype Than Substance
Despite their political affinities, efforts to integrate Latin America’s two largest economies face broad strategic divergences.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Jul 28
Problems are piling up for Claudia Sheinbaum

my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com on the Mexican president's bummer summer
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Claudia Sheinbaum Is Having a Bummer Summer
Problems are piling up for Mexico’s president, who is getting squeezed between Donald Trump and her party’s scandals.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Jul 18
Lula has emerged as an early winner of Trump's tariff wars. But his strategy faces a clear limit: Brazil can withstand one or two months of tariffs, but it can't afford a prolonged conflict with the US

my latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Brazil’s Lula Won a Tariff Battle — But Not the War Yet
Brazil’s president has played US tariffs to his initial political advantage, but that’s a strategy with clear time limits. He needs to seal a big deal with the US to avoid real economic pain.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Jul 15
Mexico City's red-hot food scene has been made the unexpected scapegoat for gentrification. That's a big risk for the city's tourist-friendly image

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How Did Mexico City's Restaurants Become the Villain?
The capital’s red-hot food scene has been made a scapegoat for gentrification. That’s a big risk for its tourist-friendly image.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · Jul 10
Trump's attack on Brazil will only help its president politically — even with 50% tariffs, says @jpspinetto.bsky.social
Brazil’s Lula Just Got a Huge Gift From the White House
Trump’s brash intervention in Brazil’s domestic politics on behalf of his ally former president Jair Bolsonaro will just help his successor.
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Jul 10
Keep those Truth Social posts coming, Mr. Trump!

There is a big winner of the 50% tariffs on Brazil and it's not Jair Bolsonaro, as I wrote for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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JP Spinetto @jpspinetto.bsky.social · Jul 4
As the BRICS summit starts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would do well to confront an uncomfortable truth: The value of belonging to this incoherent club is rapidly diminishing

my latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com 🎁
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Brazil's BRICS Fixation Has Delivered Few Benefits
Sixteen years after becoming a founding member of the bloc, the country is no closer to meeting its promise of becoming an emerging economic superpower. So why continue?
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