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Normal Bank Failure

Slate Money

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Introduction

Silicon Valley Bank went bust on Thursday. The bank had invested deposits into longer-term securities that became problematic when interest rates went up. It was $42 billion in one day, which is just an absolutely staggering amount of money. We are going to dive into answering your questions and talk about monetary policy.

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