rudd appears stressed and speachless

Just listening to Rudd the dud this morning and he appears exceptionally nervous. Is it jut me but his words were far from comforting and his demeanour was confused and appeared panicked.
Anyone else see the rumours about Bank of America receiving signs late last week at their branches stating "Due to unforeseen circumstances the B of A will close for 1 week" This was a strong rumour going around in teh USA over the weekend.
What would closing down the banking system for a week do to depositors confidence? Bye bye savings and bye bye superannuation.