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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by nightpool on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:25AM (#35120408)
There will be a lot of political and financial pressure to value their HTM bonds at 100% because otherwise it will precipitate more runs on banks and more distrust in the financial system. And these are in fact the safest bonds in the world—they're going to get paid out, but the problem is that in 10 years, money isn't going to be worth as much as it's worth today. So banks don't necessarily want to buy them at full face value (because there are better things they could be buying), but in this situation, they're probably going to

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