10.18.24 Bank Failure Friday Returns: First National Bank of Lindsay, Lindsay, OK

No sooner than my guest on @MacroEdge Radio, Melody Wright, finishes our discussion about distressed financial institutions and bank failures, here we go again. From […]

A Very Quick Market Update: Still no, No bull, No Bare, Nowhere Man’s Land

As my readers have noticed I have been quite reserved lately other than commentary with some others on the inside and in private regarding the […]

The Banking Crisis is A LOT Worse than Reported Earlier

Now you can panic. Just about 3 hours ago, I reported on the letter from the mid-sized banks to the FDCI basically asking for a […]

Bank Run Monday

Despite the extraordinary actions by the Federal Reserve and FDIC last night, the idea that shareholders and bondholders will be wiped out due to this […]

Oops, Something Else Broke

So steepening the yield curve probably isn’t such a hot idea even if it’s only 12 bps thus far: And the US Treasuries are watching […]

FDIC Sunday?? Signature Bank of NY Closed by Regulators

The State of NY in coordination with the New York Federal Reserve has closed Signature Bank, the once free-wheeling crypto bank. From CNBC: Regulators close […]

Is the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Happening now?

Apparently, the chicken has spoken: Never doubt the chicken. In reality there are some hints that something is happening: CNBC reports the following a little […]

The Media Reaction to Silicon Valley Bank is a Sight to Behold

The headlines from the “financial” media were screaming loud and hot yesterday creating the type of panic and hyperbole unseen since the latter days of […]

FDIC Fridays are Back Baby: Silicon Valley Bank Seized by the FDIC for Liquidation

Ah, the classics and good old days always come back. Yeah, I think we can call this a “deathburger” event like we used to in […]

Is the First Bank Run of 2023 Happening? Silicon Valley Bank is Imploding

I don’t want to say this is bad, but just after 7:30 ET tonight, the stock was trading down, about 70%! Ouch. Then I saw […]

Joe Biden’s Upcoming Bank Run

There has been a considerable amount of outrage, primarily from libertarian and conservative outlets, about the proposed income transfer reporting requirements proposed by the Soviet […]