Finance

This ominous trend spells a hard landing for economy

Investors may want to brace for a hard landing. According to the Economic Cycle Research Institute, the recent bank failures reinforce a recession is imminent and there is a chart reflecting it. “We’re seeing lots of symptoms [of a significant downturn] when you have crises,” the institute’s co-founder Lakshman Achuthan told CNBC’s ” Fast Money…

Finance

SVB customers tried to withdraw nearly all the bank’s deposits over two days, Fed’s Barr testifies

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response” on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 28, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The run on Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits this month went far deeper than…