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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

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

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.

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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

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

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…

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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.

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The long, strange history between Credit Suisse and UBS

The two banks have a long history of not getting along.

Fortune

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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…

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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

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

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

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?

The Independent UK

What happened to Credit Suisse and why are banks needing bailouts again?

Could isolated failures herald another global banking crisis?

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