17
Mar

SVB bankruptcy: a new paradigm in monetary policy?
The bankruptcy of the SVB has various consequences. The systemic risk seems to be ruled out by central banks. CS is a global systemic bank. SNB support was expected. A likely new paradigm for rates.
Key points
- Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) bankruptcy will affect US monetary policy
- The next US rate hike could be the last
- European Central Bank stays the course and reassures
- Systemic risk ruled out by central banks
- CS’s solvency seems assured despite its performance and repositioning strategy
- FINMA and SNB reassure and support CS
- A new, more favorable paradigm for interest rates is taking hold in the short term