A security guard looks out as customers line up at Silicon Valley Bank’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 13. Photo: AFP
A security guard looks out as customers line up at Silicon Valley Bank’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 13. Photo: AFP
Andy Xie
Opinion

Opinion

Andy Xie

With Silicon Valley Bank bailout, an unrepentant US is spending its way out of trouble again

  • Expect more banking and bond fund blow-ups with the US reluctant to stop the endemic moral hazard in its financial system, preferring to lean on the dollar
  • As spooked central banks ease up on monetary tightening, inflation will only rise higher and last longer

A security guard looks out as customers line up at Silicon Valley Bank’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 13. Photo: AFP
A security guard looks out as customers line up at Silicon Valley Bank’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 13. Photo: AFP
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