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Oh, good luck in your studies and exams hor. Should be a breeze for you. Just relax, don't kang cheong otherwise everything forget leh.Originally posted by Camellias4me:Wah... im getting a headache already... economics..
My very 1st module actually... & test coming up soon next mth! Argh....
Then, maybe must koon early so can have good study habits? Yes?
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Micro.. only a small bit on macro.Originally posted by k4korny:Hello!!
the news here probably wun be too relevant for the tests.
Test on Micro econs or Macro? -
Macro is much easier seriously..
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No breeze leh.. i no kancheong.. stress nia.. coz too rusty liao.Originally posted by littlestream:Oh, good luck in your studies and exams hor. Should be a breeze for you. Just relax, don't kang cheong otherwise everything forget leh.
Then, maybe must koon early so can have good study habits? Yes? 
Yep.. dat explains my activity drop in the owl's chatterbox lately.. totally zapped out. Very siong..
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Wo dui ne you sin xin (shifu, is it like that? meaning I have confidence in you).Originally posted by Camellias4me:No breeze leh.. i no kancheong.. stress nia.. coz too rusty liao.
Yep.. dat explains my activity drop in the owl's chatterbox lately.. totally zapped out. Very siong.. 
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slowly lah..Originally posted by Camellias4me:No breeze leh.. i no kancheong.. stress nia.. coz too rusty liao.
Yep.. dat explains my activity drop in the owl's chatterbox lately.. totally zapped out. Very siong..
it'll take a while for you to get the hang of it..
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Yep. But wo dui zi ji mei xing xin?Originally posted by littlestream:Wo dui ne you sin xin (shifu, is it like that? meaning I have confidence in you).
Bu shi du shu de liao..
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Very slow liao..Originally posted by k4korny:slowly lah..
it'll take a while for you to get the hang of it..
so, no need to put too much pressure on yourself, rushing things will only make it worse. -
spend less time surfing and bio-ing man on the Internet..Originally posted by Camellias4me:Very slow liao..
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Never mind..........slow got slow du, fast got fast du. Just do accordingly to your interest and ability. As long as you are happy, I (we) are happy.Originally posted by Camellias4me:Yep. But wo dui zi ji mei xing xin?
Bu shi du shu de liao..
Still, good luck hor. Jia yu -
Xie xie ni de gu li! Don't worry.. i haf enuf oil!Originally posted by littlestream:Never mind..........slow got slow du, fast got fast du. Just do accordingly to your interest and ability. As long as you are happy, I (we) are happy.
Still, good luck hor. Jia yu -
we interrupt this transmission for a news flash...
Jobless Claims Fall to Four-Year Low
"The small drop in claims this morning provided some reassurance to equity market investors that we are likely to repeat rather than retreat from last month's outsized employment gain," said Anthony Chan of J.P. Morgan. Chan added the claims data appears to have calmed the market's nerves after a negative durable goods report.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050825/economy.html?.v=12
Thursday August 25, 2:40 pm ET
Unemployed Workers Receiving Jobless Benefits Falls to Four-Year Low
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people receiving unemployment benefits reached a four-year low last week, fresh evidence of a strengthening economy.
The number of laid-off workers receiving jobless benefits averaged 2.58 million over the four weeks ending last week, the lowest four-week average since March 2001, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
For just last week, the number of newly laid off workers applying for benefits fell by a better-than-expected 4,000 from the previous week to 315,000, the lowest level for new claims since the first week in August.
Analysts said both the drop in total benefits being paid and the decline in new benefit applications pointed to an economy that was continuing to create jobs.
"The general message from the claims numbers as well as just about every other indicator we have seen over the past couple of months is that the economy is still growing at a very nice clip," said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at Global Insight, an economic forecasting firm in Lexington, Mass.
"So far, the surge in oil prices has yet to do any significant damage to the broader economy," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com, another forecasting firm. "We may see some softening in the consumer spending numbers soon, but unless that translates into a weaker job market, the economy should be able to weather these higher energy prices."
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ok, now back to the chatting
cammy, jia yu!! -
old news.. (out from last sat).. but still worth a note.
Singapore's July manufacturing output up 5.9% from a year ago
July's industrial output was below expectations - but overall, the trend of steady recovery remains intact. Economists had expected July output to be about 9 per cent higher year on year, and as high as 13 per cent, which would have been the fastest pace for the year to date.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/165086/1/.html
Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 26 August 2005 1336 hrs
SINGAPORE : Singapore's manufacturing output grew by 5.9 percent in July from a year earlier, said the Economic Development Board.
The slower-than-expected pace was due to weaker biomedical activity from June's blistering pace while the electronics sector remained muted.
Output from the volatile biomedical sector rose 14.5 percent in July from a year earlier after surging 40.9 percent in June.
The growth slowdown came in pharmaceutical output, which rose 15.5 percent in July, slowing from an expansion of 48.8 percent in June.
Excluding the biomedical sector, industrial production in July rose 4.4 percent from July 2004.
The electronics sector, which is a third of industrial output, grew 2 percent on-year in July, down from 2.5 percent growth in June.
The EDB said, seasonally adjusted, industrial output fell 2.3 percent from the previous month, compared with June's revised 9.4 percent expansion.
For the first seven months of 2005, total manufacturing output grew by 5.0 percent compared to the same period in 2004. - CNA /ch
'The July IP (industrial production) figures were respectable but certainly not stellar,' says DBS Bank economist Chua Hak Bin. 'They are, nevertheless, in line with our forecast for manufacturing growth of 5.8 per cent in the second half of 2005. This remains consistent with our upgraded GDP growth forecast of 4.7 per cent for 2005, a shade above the government's 3.5-4.5 per cent range.' -
Test coming up on the 20th...
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good luck for your test!!Originally posted by Camellias4me:Test coming up on the 20th...
dun post so much and study hard wor.. -
Second-quarter GDP revised down to 3.3%
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050831/economy.html?.v=11
Economy Grows at Solid 3.3 Percent Pace in Second Quarter, Slightly Less Than Initial Estimates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy grew at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the second quarter, slightly less than initially estimated but still a solid performance, especially given galloping energy prices.
The new reading for the gross domestic product (GDP) for the April-to-June, quarter released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, showed a tad less robust growth than the 3.4 percent pace first estimated for the quarter by the government a month ago. -
thank u.. i will need dat.
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Good luck too, Cammy.