Many of us who lived through the financial crisis of 2008-2009 had flashbacks to that era. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank also raised concerns about the underlying health of bank balance sheets, particularly for the smaller firms.
We were reminded of how customer confidence is everything for depository institutions. Banks exist because depositors have faith their money is safe. Financial assumptions are made that only a fraction of them will want to withdraw cash at any one time. When that changes no bank, including JP Morgan Chase, can withstand everyone lining up at the teller window.
Some argue about moral hazard and the Fed rescuing mismanaged companies. But the drop regional bank stock prices took even with the full support of the Fed pointed to the potential damage the financial system would have suffered had there been anything short of a backstop...
“We’ve always said the one thing that could derail the Fed’s tightening would be a financial crisis.” – Diane Swonk, chief economist, KPMG.
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Chart of the Week: Curves Ahead
Last week’s bank failures steepened the Treasury curve to levels not seen since 9/11.
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Chart of the Week: Rising Sun
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Chart of the Week: Shooting Close to Par
Leveraged loan prices during secondary trading are steadily improving.
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Chart of the Week: Healing Time
Secondary BSL bids are edging up in concert with optimism in public equities.
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