Meanwhile, back on topic:
BBC NEWS | Business | $100bn Fed move over credit fears $100bn Fed move over credit fears 
There Fed has upped the amount of cash available at auction.
The US Federal Reserve will make a further $100bn (£50bn) available to major banks in April, trying to ease concerns about a global credit crunch. The sum, offered across two auctions, is in addition to $260bn provided in short-term loans to the end of March. Other unorthodox steps include the Fed allowing investment banks to borrow from it directly - previously only possible for commercial banks.
A $100 billion here, a $100 billion there, hardly makes the news any more...