Current Events Test: 1. Current Chairman of the Federal Reserve: Ben Bernanke 2.

Current Secretary of the US Treasury: Timothy Geithner 3. Current International Monetary Fund President: Christine Lagarde 4. Current German Chancellor: Angela Merkel 5. Current Italian Prime Minister: Mario Monti 6. Current French President: Francois Hollande 7. Current Russian President: Vladimir putin 8. Current Russian Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev 9. Current Chinese President: Hu Jintao 10. JPMorgan CEO currently under investigation for hedging losses: Jamie Dimon 11. Goldman Sachs CEO: Lloyd Blankfein 12. Latest Ponzi Schemer: Bernard Madoff 13. Recently closed its last factory in Finland: Nokia 14. Present move by the Federal Reserve (buying longer-term bonds and selling shorter-term notes and bills): _______________________ 15. Ruling party that won in the recent Greek elections: Pro-bailout party 16. Republican competitor of Barack Obama for the presidency: Mitt Romney 17. When is the monthly jobs report of the US?: _______________________ 18. TIPs?: Turkey, Indonesia, Philippines 19. PIGS?: BRICS?: Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain (PIGS): Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) 20. 3 major US indices: DJIA, NASDAQ, S&P 21. NFLX, CHK, RIMM, AAPL?: Netflix, Inc.; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Research in Motion Limited; Apple Inc. 22. 1st interest rate cut of China after 4 years, how many basis points?: 25 basis points 23. BSP Monetary Board cuts how many basis points to what interest rate?: 25 BP to 4% overnight borrowing or RRP and 6% overnight lending (RP) 24. Latest contender in the Tablets market?: Microsoft 25. Biggest IPO in US so far this year: Facebook 26. Is a United States federal law that places regulation of the financial industry in the hands of the government. The legislation, enacted in July 2010, aims to prevent another significant financial crisis by creating new financial regulatory processes that enforce transparency and accountability while implementing rules for consumer protection.: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 27. Philippine Economic Team: a. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor: Amando Tetangco Jr. b. NEDA Chief: Arsenio Balisacan c. Secretary of Finance: Cesar Purisima d. Secretary of Budget and Management: Florencio Abad e. Secretary of Trade and Industry: Gregory Domingo f. Secretary of Public Works and Highways: Rogelio Singson g. Secretary of Agriculture: Proceso Alcala h. Secretary of Energy: Jose Rene Almendras