Fed Panics: Signature Bank Closed By Regulators; Fed, TSY, FDIC Announce Another Banking System Bailout | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge Fed Panics: Signature Bank Closed By Regulators; Fed, TSY, FDIC Announce Another Banking System Bailout | ZeroHedge 6:20pm ET Update: On Friday, we said that the Fed will have to make an announcement before the Monday open, and we didn’t have to wait that long: in fact, the Fed waited just 15 minutes […]

Continue Reading

Fatal Distraction? Senior SVB Risk Manager Oversaw Woke LGBT Programs | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge Fatal Distraction? Senior SVB Risk Manager Oversaw Woke LGBT Programs | ZeroHedge While Silicon Valley Bank careened toward its spectacular collapse, the bank’s head of risk management for Europe, Africa and the Middle East devoted a chunk of her time to various LGBTQ+ programs.  Meanwhile, SVB went without a chief risk officer (CRO) from April […]

Continue Reading

“Never Seen In Over 40 Years” – SVB Collapse Sparks Bank Runs As People Wait In Lines | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge “Never Seen In Over 40 Years” – SVB Collapse Sparks Bank Runs As People Wait In Lines | ZeroHedge Friday morning’s seizure of Silicon Valley Bank by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) underscores the banking sector’s vulnerability, exposing the Federal Reserve’s lack of foresight in combating inflation through aggressive interest rate hikes […]

Continue Reading

Yellen Says Government Will Help SVB Depositors But “No Bailout” As Fed, FDIC “Hope” Talk Of Special Vehicle Prevents More Bank Runs | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge Yellen Says Government Will Help SVB Depositors But “No Bailout” As Fed, FDIC “Hope” Talk Of Special Vehicle Prevents More Bank Runs | ZeroHedge With just hours left until futures open for trading late on Sunday afternoon, the situation remains extremely fluid and for now it appears that regulators, central bankers and treasury […]

Continue Reading

USDC ‘Stablecoin’ Breaks Peg As Circle Admits Billions Stuck With SVB | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge USDC ‘Stablecoin’ Breaks Peg As Circle Admits Billions Stuck With SVB | ZeroHedge Yesterday afternoon, after the equity market close, USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle revealed that $3.3 billion of its $40 billion reserves were tied up in now-failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Specifically, on March 9, Circle initiated a wire transfer to […]

Continue Reading

SVB Failure rattles Wall St. and the broader economy

Global Intel Hub — 3/10/2023 – NY, NY — Last week Silicon Valley Bank or “SVB” was a leading tech-centric bank that focused on startups, private equity, and cutting edge businesses.  Suddenly, seemingly out of no where, solvency rumors spread until they hit the press.  Within days, the bank collapsed.  Let’s take a look at […]

Continue Reading

Game Over: FDIC Shutters Silicon Valley Bank, Appoints Receiver | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge Game Over: FDIC Shutters Silicon Valley Bank, Appoints Receiver | ZeroHedge Update (1135ET):  Game over for Silicon Valley bank. *FDIC: SVB BANK CLOSED BY CALIFORNIA REGULATOR *FDIC: SVB BANK IS FIRST INSURED INSTITUTION TO FAIL THIS YEAR *FDIC CREATES A DEPOSIT INSURANCE NATIONAL BANK OF SANTA CLARA *FDIC: NAMED FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE FDIC […]

Continue Reading

Atmospheric River Pounds California With Moisture-Packed Storms | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge Atmospheric River Pounds California With Moisture-Packed Storms | ZeroHedge On Friday, an atmospheric river moves inland, pounding Northern and Central California with a series of moisture-packed storms. According to the National Weather Service, the mountains will experience “copious amounts of heavy snow,” while the lower elevations will experience “significant rainfall.”  NWS’ Weather Prediction […]

Continue Reading

Silicon Valley Bank Deposit-Outflows Overwhelming Sales Process, Yellen “Monitoring A Few Banks” | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge Silicon Valley Bank Deposit-Outflows Overwhelming Sales Process, Yellen “Monitoring A Few Banks” | ZeroHedge Update (1030ET): In a hearing before the US House Ways & Means Committee Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the department is monitoring “a few” banks amid issues at SVB. Additionally, Reuters is reporting that SVB told its employees in […]

Continue Reading

COVID Conspiracy Theories Become Conspiracy Facts | ZeroHedge

From: zerohedge COVID Conspiracy Theories Become Conspiracy Facts | ZeroHedge At first slowly but in recent weeks with seemingly gathering pace, two trends have emerged. On the one hand, many of the core claims behind lockdowns, masks, and vaccines are unravelling and the prevailing narrative has been in retreat on all three fronts. But there […]

Continue Reading