Bitcoin teeters near $27,000 as Fed raises interest rates and Powell says cuts unlikely in 2023 The cryptocurrency jumped above $28,000 earlier this week. Fortune · Mar 22, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank might have just blown up a banking regulation that was put in place at the depths of the Great Depression Why deposit insurance matters: Without it, America's press secretary had to put his money under a mattress in the 1930s. Fortune · Mar 22, 2023
Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point on March 22, 2023, bowing to market expectations that it would temper its aggressive program of rate hikes amid a still-brewing banking crisis. The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023
Alan Kohler: Banking is a paradox at the heart of capitalism Banking is the confidence trick at the heart of capitalism, but preserving the trick has meant that banks have become arms of the state. The New Daily · Mar 22, 2023
The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures. WEKU · Mar 22, 2023
Americans' faith in banks low after failures: AP-NORC poll Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have significant confidence in the nation’s banks and financial institutions, a new poll finds The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
When banks go bust: the four factors at play - trust, confidence, contagion and systemic risk Banks are in the news again. Two bank failures in the US, and the forced takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS in Switzerland, have triggered the worst turmoil in the banking sector since the 2008 financial crisis. There’s talk of a lack of trust, of a collapse in confidence, of… The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023
How a poker game launched Silicon Valley Bank’s four-decade ride of the tech wave — and a bad gamble 42 years later ended it all In the early Eighties, when “High Tech” was still written with quotation marks and the region was starting to become known as The Silicon Valley, tennis buddies Bob Medearis and Bill Biggerstaff took their idea for a new bank to a poker game in Pajaro Dunes. Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023
The long, strange history between Credit Suisse and UBS The two banks have a long history of not getting along. Fortune · Mar 22, 2023
What is systemic risk and how does it lead to a banking crisis? The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a regional US bank that funded start-up companies in the technology and innovation sector, has created a worldwide wave of financial instability. The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023
Now the tide of money into the tech sector is ebbing, we can see who has no bathers on Following an increase in interest rates, new start ups, old tech companies and SVB are facing hard times, says banking lecturer Maurizio Fiaschetti The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
Asian shares advance on back of Wall Street rally Asian shares are higher after stocks rallied on Wall Street, including the banks most beaten down by the industry's crisis The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Credit Suisse is an anomaly: why Australia and New Zealand are safe from 'bank run' contagion There has been a lot of talk about the risk of financial contagion following the collapse of California’s Silicon Valley Bank. Perhaps too much talk. The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023
SVB’s loans to insiders tripled to $219 million before it failed As Silicon Valley Bank deteriorated late last year and regulators began internally flagging flaws in its risk management, the lender opened up the credit spigot to one group: insiders. Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023 Public pension plan losses from bank failures seen as minor The failures of two U.S. banks this month meant losses for U.S. public-sector pension systems that invested in them
Bangkok Post · Mar 21, 2023 Yellen says banking stabilising, US may intervene more if needed WASHINGTON - The United States banking sector is "stabilizing" after the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank rattled the industry, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a lenders' conference Tuesday, as leaders seek to calm global worries.
WEKU · Mar 21, 2023 Janet Yellen says the U.S. is ready to protect depositors at small banks if required The Treasury Secretary said the administration is committed to protecting the U.S. banking system and customers who trust their money to it.
ABC News · Mar 21, 2023 The SVB collapse 'contagion effect' will make it harder for startups, and more banks may fall The SVB collapse didn't just leave the banking sector in disarray; technology startups are bracing for a harder time, and there are fears the global economy is at risk of recession.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2023 Michael Hiltzik: The Fed's errors have brought the economy to the brink of recession. Raising rates again might send it over The Federal Reserve system was stung in late 2021 when it declared signs of emerging inflation to be "transitory" and delayed taking strong action to tamp down price increases.
Fortune · Mar 21, 2023 The impact of SVB's collapse on Black and immigrant founders Silicon Valley Bank had done an unusually good job helping Black and immigrant entrepreneurs connect, network, access capital, and scale.
The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023 How changing banks' corporate social responsibility reporting could prevent future financial failures The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the failure of the biggest US lender since the 2008 global financial crisis – has created waves across the global banking system. The subsequent collapse of another US institution, Signature Bank, the US$30 billion (£24.5 billion) lifeline given to First Republic…
The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023 What does 'moral hazard' mean? A scholar of financial regulation explains why it's risky for the government to rescue banks “Moral hazard” refers to the risks that someone or something becomes more inclined to take because they have reason to believe that an insurer will cover the costs of any damages.
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023 Yellen says bank situation 'stabilizing,' system is 'sound' Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying project calm after recent regional bank failures in California and New York
Fortune · Mar 21, 2023 How the Fed's stress tests failed to stop a banking crisis The stress tests themselves weren't predictive of what the banks would face.
The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2023 To prevent more bank runs, the Fed should pause rate hikes Inflation is receding, albeit slowly, so there’s no reason to risk more financial tumult. Will the central bank see it that way?