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The Latest Breaking News on Inside a bankruptcy committee’s ongoing investigation into the failure of Silicon Valley Bank

‘It was frantic’: the scramble to save SVB UK and avert a banking crisis

A small army worked through the weekend to ensure 3,500 UK customers – largely tech firms – still had cash on Monday

The Guardian - UK

US banking system ‘safe’ after SVB collapse: Biden

Joe Biden says the government's swift actions to help depositors in two banks should give the public confidence the US banking system is safe

The New Daily

FDIC official warned 4 years ago that uninsured regional bank deposits were an ‘underappreciated risk.’ No one listened, and we’re now paying the price

Regional banks “pose very significant challenges” for regulators, an FDIC board member wrote in 2019, long before Silicon Valley Bank’s failure.

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Is it contagious? US regulators scramble after Silicon Valley Bank failure

Are banks going bad again? Markets are scrambling to contain the shockwaves from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a California lending institution favoured by tech startups. Its seemingly safe bet on government bonds proved a bust, triggering an old-fashioned run on the bank. Is it contagious? The bank's failure…

France 24

Hedge Fund Manager Calls For Government Intervention As Elon Musk Open To The Idea Of Buying SVB

Bill Ackman calls on the federal government to step in to solve the failed bank as Elon Musk is open to buying the bank

Zenger

Michael Pascoe: Silicon Valley Bank downfall will increase nerves in a precarious sector

Silicon Valley Bank, an institution that specialised in tech, might seem a long way away from Australia, but we should take note.

The New Daily

Avoiding the ‘B-word’: is the US response to SVB’s collapse a bailout?

Given the antipathy towards Wall Street bailouts in the 2008 crisis, Biden is at pains to stress that ‘no losses’ will be borne by taxpayers

The Guardian - US

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What happens to your money if your bank fails, plus expert tips on protecting your money

With more than $110 billion in assets, Signature Bank just became the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Here’s what consumers need to know about bank failures and protecting their money.

Fortune

Post-mortems begin on Silicon Valley Bank failure - Roll Call

Biden's comments about SVB added to scrutiny of a 2018 law that eased banking requirements, but it's not clear that's what cause the failure

Roll Call

Top economist Mohamed El-Erian says unlimited deposit guarantee is hard to reverse after SVB fallout: ‘We are now in a different world’

The economist also said that the Fed will likely now “retreat” on interest rate hikes.

Fortune

Elizabeth Warren knows exactly why Silicon Valley Bank failed—and who should pay

SVB CEO Greg Becker himself was one of many voices advocating for Dodd-Frank to be loosened. Oops.

Fortune

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: What you need to know

Two large banks that cater to the tech industry have collapsed after a bank run, government agencies are taking emergency measures to backstop the financial system, and President Joe Biden is reassuring Americans that the money they have in banks is safe

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Leader podcast: HSBC buys collapsed Silicon Valley Bank for £1

Conference call of doom & cash run as start-ups’ bank implodes

Evening Standard

GOP: "Woke" ideology caused SVB collapse

Trump-era Dodd-Frank rollback contributed to Silicon Valley Bank's downfall

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SVB collapse: Startup ecosystem may have more trouble finding loans

The likes of HSBC may be less amenable to out-there ideas.

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Silicon Valley Bank fallout drags in a bank with a similar name after ‘baseless rumors and mischief-mongering’

SVC Bank threatened to take legal action against ‘mischief mongers’ who were alleging it had ties to collapsed SVB.

Axios

How the Fed's rate hike campaign broke things

The pain from monetary tightening has only just begun.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Los Angeles Times

Biden says banking system is safe, blames Trump for Silicon Valley Bank failure

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. banking system is “safe and secure” following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and closure of Signature Bank last week.

Investors Business Daily

Dow Jones Rises With Gold, Bitcoin Amid Bank Sell-Off; Analysts See Rate Freeze In March

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose at noon after early volatility Monday, following last week's steep sell-off.

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Independent UK

How savers can keep their money safe when banks collapse

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

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