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Re:What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse mean for the fin... by hoofhearted on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:36PM (#35104133)
https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1634250754486857729?s=46&t...
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Re:What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse mean for the fin... by g42gregory on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:42PM (#35104172)
Well, the bet against raising interest rate is not the problem. It's the size of that bet that is the problem.
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Re:What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse mean for the fin... by hoofhearted on Friday March 10, 2023 @09:37PM (#35104556)
A lot of words in those tweets were reminiscent of 2008. To me, it sounds like SVB was possibly giving away sub prime adjustable rate loans to startups.
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Re:What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse mean for the fin... by marcosdumay on Friday March 10, 2023 @11:12PM (#35105231)
Well, everything was fine as long as deposits were ballooning.
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