Big interest rate hikes could cause more market turmoil, while doing too little could have the same effect.
Silicon Valley Bank, the sixteenth-largest bank in the U.S., collapsed on March 10, 2023 after customers tried to collectively withdraw $42 billion in a single day.
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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank serves as a reminder of the importance of robust risk management, sound regulatory oversight and effective liquidity management.
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seized the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023, marking the largest bank failure since Washington Mutual during the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Lenders face a lot of risks, but two of them – interest rate and liquidity – were the main drivers of the sudden and rapid failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. That’s why more trouble may be ahead for the banking sector.
SVB encountered a perfect storm of high interest rates and fearful clients.
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