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Silicon Valley Bank: how interest rates helped trigger its collapse and what central bankers should do next

A former prime minister of Britain, Harold Wilson, is famous for remarking that a week is a long time in politics. But in the world of finance, it seems everything can change in just two days.

The Conversation

How Fed shrapnel killed Silicon Valley Bank

Continuing to tighten monetary policy in this environment of bank blowups and declining consumer and business confidence is a surefire recipe for disaster.

Fortune

Relief in the UK over Silicon Valley Bank. Panic in the US

Sale of SVB’s British subsidiary to HSBC is a satisfactory fix but Fed emerges with less of a worthy halo

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Biden offers assurances after major US banks collapse

President says banking system is ‘safe’ but will seek accountability after second largest failure in US history.

Al Jazeera

Paul J. Davies: A full banking crisis isn’t apparent in the SVB wreckage

The market still appears to be hunting for weakness among some smaller U.S. banks and even across Europe after U.S. authorities stepped in to guarantee deposits at Silicon Valley Bank. This makes little sense: There should be no snowballing of runs on banks. But profit expectations could be trimmed at…

Tribune News Service

Traders bet on no more Fed hikes, US two-year yields plunge

Treasury bonds surged, pushing key two-year yields to their lowest level this year, as investors bet the collapse of three US lenders will compel policymakers to halt interest-rate increases.

Tribune News Service

How the Fed Broke Silicon Valley Bank

The Fed's anti-inflation measures had to hurt someone.

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World leaders rally to reassure markets, public on US banking crisis

President Joe Biden has assured US taxpayers that they will not have to pay for losses in the banking sector, after French and German authorities said that recent collapse of several US banks pose no danger to European financial institutions.

Radio France Internationale

SVB is a victim of the US Federal Reserve’s obsession with inflation

City Voices: Ramping up interest rates so quickly was bound to create mayhem

Evening Standard

How savers can keep their money safe when banks collapse

Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparks memories of 2007/8 global financial crisis

The Independent UK

HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK in rescue deal to avoid tech sector chaos

The 11th-hour sale was agreed after all-night talks between the Government and the Bank of England.

The Independent UK

Silicon Valley Bank: global banking shares slide as fallout spreads

Stock markets fail to be reassured by Joe Biden’s intervention, as SVB failure is followed by Signature

The Guardian - UK

Everyone Is Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Plus: Fox News troubles, junk statistics about illicit economies, and more...

Reason

First Republic leads rout as SVB backstop fails to quell jitters

Investors fearful of a bank run are selling stocks and driving down bond yields.

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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says U.S. regulators ‘did the right thing’ by saving Silicon Valley Bank depositors

But he warns more banks "will likely fail."

The Independent UK

Central banks could ‘ease up on rate hikes’ after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

The events will add to pressure on UK and US central banks to ease up on raising interest rates, some experts have suggested

Evening Standard

Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse? And how did HSBC rescue its UK arm?

A weekend of high political drama ends in a rescue deal that leaves fast-growing sector safe in the City

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Silicon Valley Bank rescue a relief to London’s tech sector

It seems to be a neat solution to a worrying few days for London’s vital tech industries. HSBC has bought the UK subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) following its collapse on Friday. SVB, which specialised in providing loans to technology firms, was closed down by US regulators last week…

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The Independent UK

Trump blamed over Silicon Valley Bank collapse for watering down financial regulations

Fifty Republican and 17 Democratic senators voted to reduce regulations on the bank

Axios

Let the bailout debate begin

If a bailout doesn't cost anything, is it really a bailout?

Fortune

A risk management nightmare at Silicon Valley Bank

The CFO and board "failed to adequately protect shareholder value," says a former bank examiner for the Federal Reserve.

Roll Call

Biden raps 2018 bank changes, asks lawmakers to toughen rules - Roll Call

President Biden urged Congress to tighten regulations on the banking sector and criticized a bipartisan 2018 easing of capital rules.

The New Daily

Explained: How Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, and what’s next

Australian markets slid on Monday as the fallout from the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) reverberated globally.

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: are you affected by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse?

We’re interested to hear how affected SVB investors and workers in the tech and start-up sector view the bank failure and what the wider implications might be

Fortune

Federal agencies are saving Silicon Valley, but tech may never be the same

Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be made whole, but startups are losing a key player in the ecosystem.

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