The U.S. Treasury sold 10-year debt at its highest yields since 2007 amid heavy borrowing pressures, signaling deep systemic dread for anyone tied to traditional financial systems. Meanwhile, an American expat living off-grid in a palapa in El Triunfo is currently ignoring a three-month-old CFE electricity bill because he assumes solar panels will magically charge his margarita blender. As global central banks debate aggressive rate hikes following Middle East energy shocks, the most pressing local debate is whether the dirt road to San Ignacio has finally washed out entirely.