What I Am Reading
Saturday, March 11, 2023
SVB
- Silicon Valley Bank collapse: How it happenedCNBC
- Silicon Valley Bank's demise began with downgrade threatReuters
- Founders swarmed SVB’s branches looking for answers after bank failureCNBC
- Analysis: SVB's lightning collapse stuns banking industryReuters
- Silicon Valley Bank staff offered 45 days of work at 1.5 times salaryReuters
- Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Breaks Peg With $3.3 Billion Stuck at Silicon Valley BankWall Street Journal
- Bank of England Shuts Silicon Valley Bank’s U.K. SubsidiaryWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
- Inflation and cost of living crisis are not stopping people from travelingCNBC
- Biden’s Defense Budget Draws GOP Criticism, Sets Up Spending ClashWall Street Journal
- Biden’s $5 trillion tax blowout still leaves soaring red inkNY Post
- Student-Loan Bills Are Set to Come Due, Adding Pressure on Younger AmericansWall Street Journal
- How to fight poverty and boost work with an enhanced Child Tax CreditThe Hill
China
Geopolitics & trade
- China’s Model of a New Diplomacy Scores a Win With Iran-Saudi DealWall Street Journal
- How China Boxed America Out of the South China SeaWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Grocery Stores:A Supermarket Megamerger Will Redefine What You Buy at the Grocery StoreWall Street Journal
- Tech:Meta Plans New Layoffs That Could Match Last Year’s in ScopeWall Street Journal
- Tech:Amazon Prime Air drone business stymied by regulations, weak demandCNBC
Beyond markets
- Falling Survey-Response Rates Undermine Economic DataWall Street Journal