Mea Culpa From the Fed

January 22, 2008

to: The World Economy

from: Ben Barnanke

Oops, sorry about that. My bad. Next time I’ll try to act a little sooner before I send the global markets into a tailspin. Sorry about all those Krugerrands down the crapper.

Your friend,

Ben

p.s. Can I please borrow a cup of crude oil?