Other People’s Money

Check out the accompanying pdf and chart collection. Executive Summary: Will SVB be the financial domino that sets off an economy-wide credit crunch that leads to a recession? Maybe not given the Fed’s intervention; but if so, we don’t see another Great Financial Crisis. … Why have banking crises been a recurring cause of US recessions anyway? The crux of the problem is that bankers tend to take excessive risks because it’s not their own money on the line and the government has their backs. … Also, we take close looks at: how Fed tightening has eroded the value of banks’ bond portfolios, the SVB blame game, and SVB’s economic ripple effects. … And: Dr. Ed reviews “Living” (+).