Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures? The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
Big banks came to First Republic's rescue, but changing the 'psychology of depositors' may not be easy “Founders are pretty confused at [the] moment” one venture investor said. Fortune · Mar 17, 2023
The "woke" wars are worse than you think However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, somehow it's even worse Salon · Mar 17, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank said it was too small to need regulation. Now it’s ‘too big to fail’ Student debts and underwater mortgages are private burdens, but corporate losses are matters of urgent public interest The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2023
SVB, First Republic CEOs involved in lobbying pre-banking crisis In late January, First Republic Bank's CEO wrote to U.S. regulators saying his bank did not pose signficant risk to the U.S.'s financial stability. Fortune · Mar 17, 2023
Editorial: Don’t let incompetent bank executives derail the Fed’s inflation battle Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren thinks she knows who to blame for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and the financial fallout that followed. Chicago Tribune · Mar 17, 2023
Editorial: The Fed needs to keep hiking despite SVB turmoil Last week, after hawkish testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, markets penciled in a half-point increase in interest rates following the central bank’s next policy meeting. On Friday, the run on Silicon Valley Bank and subsequent fears of a wider crisis changed many investors’ minds. Some bet that the… Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Editorial: The ghosts of 2007. Why learn from history when repeating it is so much fun? Back in 2017, when Congress and the Trump administration were pushing a bill to weaken hard-fought banking regulations, we warned that they were playing with fire. Barely a decade had passed since the 2007-2008 economic meltdown. Blatant abuses in the financial industry had more than merited the tough banking regulations… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 17, 2023
SVB parent files for bankruptcy; Credit Suisse shares slide again amid banking crisis – as it happened European and US banking shares fall, with Credit Suisse down 12% as sentiment remains fragile The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
Friday briefing: How to understand Credit Suisse, Silicon Valley Bank and fears of a new crisis In today’s newsletter: We’re far from financial crisis territory, but share crashes have caused some fright in the markets. This is why The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
Asian shares up after First Republic aid spurs Wall St rally Shares have advanced in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to First Republic Bank, the lender investors had focused on in their hunt for troubles in the banking industry The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
US banks flock to Federal Reserve highlighting 'scale of stress in US banking system' First Republic is the fourth bank in a week to show signs of financial distress. What does this mean for Australian interest rates – and mortgages? ABC News · Mar 17, 2023
Big banks create $30 billion rescue package for troubled First Republic Bank The uninsured deposits from 11 big banks into First Republic Bank are seen as a vote of confidence in the San Francisco-based firm with $176.4 billion in deposits. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2023
Fear, glee, and insousiance at SXSW Thousands of techies came to South By Southwest at the same moment that their favorite bank was melting down. The mood was surprising. Fortune · Mar 17, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023 LOCALIZE IT: Banks and our money after 2 rapid-fire failures EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
Axios · Mar 16, 2023 Fed's emergency bank lending soars to new record The report sheds light on banks' demand for short-term cash in the early days of the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 Credit Suisse and First Republic: Why are banks needing new bailouts? Could isolated failures herald another global banking crisis?
Bangkok Post · Mar 16, 2023 The fall of SVB: Another predictable bank failure The run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) -- on which nearly half of all venture-backed tech start-ups in the United States depend -- is in part a rerun of a familiar story, but it's more than that. Once again, economic policy and financial regulation have proven inadequate.
Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023 US banking giants pledge $30bn to prop up First Republic Bank Leaders of top US financial agencies say move is ‘welcome’ amid fears California-based lender could be next to collapse.
The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank's failure: Could something similar happen in Canada? American business magnate Warren Buffett once famously observed: “You don’t find out who has been swimming naked until the tide goes out.”
Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023 Debt limit breach would be ‘devastating’ for banks, Yellen says at hearing WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told senators on Thursday that the banking system remains sound in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. But she warned that failure to raise the debt limit in time would be devastating for banks after the turmoil.
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 Fears of another financial crisis remain despite £45bn Credit Suisse lifeline The Swiss giant went cap-in-hand to the country’s central bank to shore up its finances. Experts called it a vital intervention to stem fears about banking system
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 Experts, banks look for ideas to stop next bank failure The warning signs were all there
ABC News · Mar 16, 2023 What happened with Credit Suisse, is it connected to Silicon Valley Bank, and what does it mean for Australia? Global financial markets are on edge after Credit Suisse shed nearly a quarter of its value on the stock market. How did it happen, is it related to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, and could Australian banks be impacted?
WEKU · Mar 16, 2023 First Republic becomes the latest bank to be rescued, this time by its rivals The lenders including J.P.Morgan and Wells Fargo would deposit $30 billion into the beleaguered midsized lender as part of the rescue.