🇲🇽☕️😕A few people told me I should try the espresso at City Market Cafe in Polanco in Mexico City. I wasn’t sure if they were trolling me. I went. It was 1 of the worst espressos I’ve had. Not made well. Over extracted. Too hot. Too smoky / bitter. Not good. 🤷‍♂️

The U.S. Treasury Department said today that it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. In a statement, Treasury said its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed the $1.2 billion penalty for Bank of America’s “failure to mitigate and report priority national security risks, including Chinese Money Laundering Networks and illicit finance along the southwest border.’'

🇲🇽🇺🇸In spite of all the loud talk from Trump, Mexico's economy continues to enjoy a deeply integrated and protected business relationship with the U.S. "Mexico still holds one of the most favorable positions of any country trading with the United States. Close to 87% of Mexican exports enter duty-free, and the effective tariff they meet averages about 3.4%, against 21.7% for China, 10.9% for Brazil and 9.1% for India. The trade has shifted too from cars toward electronics, so that computer equipment has now passed vehicles as Mexico’s largest single export north. Much of it is server and data-center hardware, where Mexico now supplies about a quarter of all U.S. imports of AI-related goods, matching Taiwan and far outstripping China," a new article in @AmerQuarterly explains.

🇲🇽🏍️fun fact: Mexico’s motorcycle fleet increased by 4x+ in the decade leading up to 2025, from 2.6m to 10.5m. The Economist reports, "In Mexico an industry group estimates that seven in ten motorcycles sold in 2023 were bought for work, including for deliveries and for use as motorcycle taxis."

🇺🇸🇲🇽Donald Trump has insisted on more deals ​and tie-ups between Mexican & ‌US energy companies in a call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, ​the @FT reported . "The leaders have also discussed ⁠a deal similar to ​the one signed last year ​with South Korea, in which Seoul agreed to buy $100 billion of US energy ​products and invest billions ​more in the US," @Reuters explains Trump & Sheinbaum discussed the prospect ​of Mexico ​increasing ⁠purchases of US natural gas, on which it ​already depends for about ​3/4 ⁠of its demand. The talks were focused on reducing Mexico’s ⁠trade ​surplus w/ the ​US

🇲🇽☕️👍This was so fun. I’ve been trying to find the best espresso in Mexico City. I stopped by Cafe Bella in Colonia Centro. Their machine is from 1954. One of the patrons bragged that he is even older but still going strong! #mexicocity #espresso