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Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail?

SVB logo through rain
SVB was forced to recognize a $1.8bn loss on Wednesday. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The shutdown and takeover of Silicon Valley Bank by regulators on Friday can be traced to the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates and souring the risk appetite of investors.

Here is the sequence of events that led to the failure:

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