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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.

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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.

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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

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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?

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Peter Thiel says he had millions stored in SVB

After his VC firm came under fire for its role in causing the SVB bank run, Peter Thiel had his defense ready.

Fortune

Credit Suisse and SVB banking crises are 'not a repeat of 2008'

The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and renewed crisis at Credit Suisse are raising fears of another global financial crisis, but most experts agree that we shouldn't worry too much … yet.

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Elizabeth Warren slams Powell for weak regulation, oversight of SVB

Senator Elizabeth Warren blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for “an astonishing list of failures” that contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in a letter to the Fed chief Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Silicon Valley Bank flagged risks from remote work on performance in its latest annual report

Remote work “reduced productivity and/or significant disruptions in our business operations," SVB said in its 2023 annual report published last month.

Fortune

How crypto Ponzi scheme threatens banks

It’s the big bank failure story no one is talking about

Salon

Biggest US banks weigh rescuing First Republic as its shares tumble – report

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo are among the banks discussing a lifeline for the San Francisco-based lender

The Guardian - US

The DOJ And The SEC Probing The Investigations Of The Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank

The investigation of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank involve shares that sold and bonds that were bought by the bank

Zenger

OPINION - Bank bailouts and market turmoil – welcome to the end of cheap money

Everything was better in the past. Football peaked in the late-1990s, music in the early-2000s. For you, the decade may differ but the pervading sense remains that culture reaches its zenith between the age of 10 and 16.

Evening Standard

Silicon Valley Bank: what really happened and what it means for London

Silicon Valley Bank almost collapsed this week until leading figures in the US and UK stepped in — but what is the bank and why did it create such panic? Rohan Silva reports

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The global banking system is on edge

So goes Silicon Valley, so goes the world.

Salon

Top GOPer: No need for tougher bank rule

Critics say Mike Crapo's law exempting SVB and others from stricter requirements led to collapse

The Conversation

US regulators avoided a banking crisis by swift action following SVB's collapse – but the cracks it exposed continue to weaken the global financial system's foundation

U.S. regulators’ swift reaction to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and two other lenders partially restored calm to markets, but concerns remain over the stability of the global financial system.

Fortune

A Nobel-winning economist dissects SVB's collapse

Douglas Diamond warned in October that the Fed’s policies of raising rates at a virtually unprecedented pace would trigger dangerously big losses in the bond portfolios of companies and banks.

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SVB Bridge Bank CEO to clients: 'Give us a chance'

Following a crisis, Tim Mayopoulos has to evaluate the management team and build trust with clients.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SVB Collapse Dominates Discussions at Financial Sector Conference in Saudi Arabia

The collapse of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) dominated most sessions and workshops of the Financial Sector Conference in Riyadh. The repercussions of SVB’s recent bankruptcy caused shock and confusion worldwide, especially for economies that fear that the crisis will spillover to their financial institutions. Saudi Minister of Finance…

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Jonathan Bernstein: Blaming SVB on ‘woke’ banks masks Republican divide

Politicians generally don’t like looking silly. And yet a whole bunch of Republican politicians reacted to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank by raging about “woke” banking” in ways that made them appear ridiculous to anyone actually concerned about the danger to the banking system and the economy.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: SVB mess demands a rethink on government bailouts

The demise of Silicon Valley Bank has put the U.S. government into an uncomfortable position, backstopping depositors like never before to prevent a broader and potentially devastating bank run.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: SVB failure adds to tech industry’s greedy image

Day by day, month by month, year by year, greed is ruining the tech industry’s image.

The Guardian - AU

‘The first Twitter-fuelled bank run’: how social media compounded SVB’s collapse

The speed at which Silicon Valley Bank collapsed has left experts questioning whether social media has opened up entirely new risks in the world of finance

The Independent UK

Credit Suisse: Share price climbs after £44bn bailout from Swiss national bank – latest

Credit Suisse dropped about 30 per cent on the on the Swiss stock exchange Wednesday after Wall Street expert Robert Kiyosaki tipped it as the next major bank to collapse

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