Fed Chair Says Talking To Bartiromo Was A “Lapse In Judgment”

…That’s the Reuters headline on this story. Remember Maria Bartiromo‘s insider info about Ben Bernanke a few weeks ago? Today the Fed chair said he made a mistake by talking to the CNBC Money Honey.

“That episode you refer to was a lapse of judgment on my part. In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels,” Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee…