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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Edward Helmore in New York

SVB collapse may be start of ‘slow-rolling crisis’, warns BlackRock boss

The SVB logo on a broken smartphone screen
Recent failures by SVB, Silvergate and Signature in the US, and trouble at Credit Suisse have prompted jitters across financial markets. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could just be the start of “a “slow rolling crisis” in the US financial system with “more seizures and shutdowns coming”, the chief executive of the world’s largest asset manager has warned.

The CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink, also predicted in a letter to investors and company bosses that inflation would persist and rates continue to rise, trends that both contributed to SVB’s collapse.

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