20090516, article, 新竹

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Time：第 23 次例會，2009年 05月16 日（週六）下午2:30 ~5:30點
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14:30~15:50 Free Talk
15:50~16:00 Break
16:00~17:15 Topic Discussion
17:15~17:30 Happy Time



Host: Theresa

Topic：：Will Chinese consumers rescue world economy?
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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04 ... cnnSTCText

(CNN) -- When CEOs and professional investors in developed economies go to bed these days, some may pray for protection from markets in turmoil, share prices in the cellar and angry financial gods bringing fire and brimstone with every check of their Bloomberg terminal or the front pages of The Wall Street Journal.


Multinational automakers and other global companies are banking on Chinese consumers.

more photos » "Spend, China," they whisper. "Spend."


Questions:
1. Do you invest in Chinese Market? What industry do you invest in? Why do you invest in Chinese Market?
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> 2. Recently, Taiwan stock market index has been going up to 1000 points in 3 days because of the Chinese investment.
Do you have any idea about this condition?
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> 3. Do you think it's bubble or good news for future investment regarding the China money coming in? Do you dare to invest now?
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> 4. Tell me your experience in investment in any kinds of tools such as future, option, insurance, real estate and so
> on.
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> 5. Tell me your prediction for future economic market. How will you manage your money and tell me why?




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[Happy Jan]

Does anyone volunteer to be the Photographer to take photos for Hsinchu Happy English Club this Saturday?

[Mavis Tseng]

I am going this week, and i will take pictures.

[haishuolee]

FYI, I made related glossry explanations. Hope this will make things easier.
Note: Most of the explanations are from Wikipedia.
I am more than willing to explain them on our gathering.
See you this Sat.

 Bring fire and brimstone: Biblical.
 Bloomberg terminal: The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer system that enables financial professionals to access the Bloomberg Professional service through which users can monitor and analyze real-time financial market data movements and place trades.
 Sedan: See Car Classification in Wikipedia.
 the Big Three from Detroit: General Motor, Chrysler, and Ford
 Consumer confidence: is the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation. How confident people feel about stability of their incomes determines their spending activity and therefore serves as one of the key indicators for the overall shape of the economy.
 Decoupling: In economics, decoupling is often used in the context of economic production and environmental quality. In this context, it refers to the ability of an economy to grow without corresponding increases in environmental pressure. In many economies increasing production (GDP) would involve increased pressure on the environment. An economy that is able to sustain GDP growth, without also experiencing a worsening of environmental conditions, is said to be decoupled. Exactly how, if, or to what extent this can be achieved is a subject of much debate.
Similarly, decoupling can refer to "breaking" the link between a dependent variable and its cause for a specific industry or activity. For instance, decoupling green house gas emissions from increasing electrical power generation.
 Nouveau riche: (French for "new rich"), or new money, refers to a person who has acquired considerable wealth within his or her generation.
 Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country.

[Mavis Tseng]

20090516, Hsinchu Happy English Club