7/31/2019 Current Events Test
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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 and6%
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
