Tuesday 14 March 2023
Investment Talks
March 2023 | The SVB bank failure is the third after Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, and it is the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, with SVB being the 16th biggest US bank. The failure was mainly due to an asset-liability mismatch, which resulted in the materialization of losses from sales of quality bonds that were trading down amid rising yields over the last year.
01 | SVB bank failure is the third after Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, and it is the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, with SVB being the 16th biggest US bank.
02 | We believe this is not a systemic risk: while being a negative for the market, the SVB failure is more of an idiosyncratic story rather than a systemic issue.
03 | While we believe the Fed will remain committed to fighting inflation, it will have also to assess the impact of the current crisis and its potential spillovers in its policy.
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In the year since the Ukraine War began, the geopolitical landscape has changed significantly. NATO has re-established itself as the West's foremost defense organization and is expanding as a direct consequence of the conflict, as shown by Sweden and Finland's recent efforts to join. Germany, now one of the biggest defense spenders in Europe, is no longer sitting on the sidelines when it comes to military decision-making. All across the continent, defense spending as a share of GDP has increased significantly. Meanwhile, a surprising number of countries are refusing to condemn Russia and are enjoying new importance on the global stage. Nuclear power and new energy sources are also hot topics.
