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AMLO Defends First Year: Mexico More Equal With More to Come

(Bloomberg) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrated his first year in office touting his achievements in reducing inequality in the country, while defending an economy that fell short of targets.AMLO, as the president is known, said in a speech Sunday before thousands that his push to establish new cash aid programs for the elderly, unemployed youth and the disabled improved the quality of life in Mexico. He promised to further expand those programs and to boost economic growth after Mexico fell into a mild recession in the first half of 2019.“There still hasn’t been economic growth like we …read more […]

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JGB 10-year yields hit two-week high ahead of debt auction

Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds on Monday rose to their highest in more than two weeks, ahead of an auction that could determine investor demand for the last month of the year. Benchmark 10-year JGB futures fell 0.33 point to 152.83, with a trading volume of 19,457 lots. The 10-year JGB yield rose 2.5 basis points to minus 0.060%, the highest yield since Nov. 14. …read more […]

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India’s Telcos Jump After They Raise Mobile Phone Tariffs

(Bloomberg) — Shares of India’s largest mobile phone service providers surged after they announced a raise in the cost of subscriptions to their plans, signaling a cut-throat price war in the nation may finally be easing.Bharti Airtel Ltd., the third-largest wireless carrier, said it will increase prices of its most expensive plan by as much as 41%, while Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., the biggest telecom company by subscribers in India, will boost tariffs by as much as 40% from Dec. 6. Vodafone Idea Ltd. also announced a new pricing plan for prepaid customers on Sunday, which would be effective Dec. …read more […]

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Caixin China Manufacturing PMI Rises to 51.8 in November

Dec.01 — Peiqian Liu, China economist at Natwest Markets, talks about the outlook for the economy, policies, and the trade war with the U.S. China’s November manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.8 from 51.7 in October, a report from Caixin Media and IHS Markit shows. Liu speaks with Tom Mackenzie and David Ingles on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.” …read more […]

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A beginners guide to making Drunken Pigeon

Chef Daniel Calvert from Belon restaurant shows us how to make his speciality, Drunken Pigeon, a delicious French take on the Chinese classic – Shanghainese drunken chicken.

Like your cooking? Head over to https://www.scmp.com/cooking for all our latest recipes. …read more […]