“This is the first time in a long time that the FOMC has had a real decision to make,” said JonesTrading chief strategist Michael O’Rourke, who is among the handful urging the Fed to pause. “Remember, this banking crisis is the result of banks not properly preparing for a cycle of rising interest rates. Another … Read more
Discussions, though preliminary, have focused on how the industry could arrange an investment that would increase the bank’s capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Among the options on the table, people said, is investment in the First Republic by the banks themselves. Eleven major banks banded together last week to deposit $30 billion … Read more
As of 4 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 380 points, or 1.2%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.9%. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.4%. The indices fell on Friday but have been relatively insulated from the banking crisis so far. Authorities sought to stem a dangerous decline in confidence in the … Read more
Posted: March 19, 2023 7:05 PM ET Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an independent investigation into the Federal Reserve and “the entire regulatory system” after the worst banking sector crisis in more than a decade. Speaking on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, the Massachusetts Democrat said the chaos of the past two weeks … Read more
A tumultuous week in U.S. financial markets ended on an uncertain note on Friday after a massive injection of $30 billion in deposits from major banks into First Republic Bank failed to calm investors. Last week, the sudden collapse of three US banks – Silvergate Capital, Signature Bank SBNY and Silicon Valley Bank – began … Read more
Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company has filed for bankruptcy, facilitating the sale of its remaining assets after the tech-focused bank at the heart of its business was seized by federal regulators. SVB Financial Group filed for Chapter 11 protection Friday in New York bankruptcy court, the largest filing stemming from a bank failure since Washington … Read more
And so we come to the end of another frenetic week in the markets. The CBOE VIX Index VIX , the stock volatility gauge, rose twice to 30 before falling again. The ICE BoAML MOVE Index, a VIX for the Treasury market, hit its highest level since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, at one … Read more
Silicon Valley Bank has used financial sweeteners and strategic networking to attract both venture capitalists and their fledgling tech companies. This strategy fueled spectacular growth for decades and left the sector extremely vulnerable when the bank collapsed. SVB, founded in 1983, offered banking services to startups that were often unprofitable, in some cases didn’t even … Read more
Silicon Valley Bank executives went to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS -3.09% end of February looking for advice: they needed to fundraise, but weren’t sure how to do it. Soaring interest rates had weighed heavily on the bank. Deposits and the value of the bank’s bond portfolio had fallen sharply. Moody’s Investors Service was preparing … Read more
Swiss regulators said they would provide liquidity to Credit Suisse Group HER offering a lifeline to the lender hard hit by concerns over its financial health. Prior to the regulator’s announcement, shares of the Swiss bank had slid 24% to a new low. Its bond prices fell to distressed levels, indicating that investors were pricing … Read more
