The United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data exhibited conflicting inflation indications on March 14, driving Bitcoin (BTC) over $26,000. The announcement of the Consumer Price Index for February triggered an unexpected wave of turbulence. Year-over-year inflation rose by 6%, while inflation from month-to-month came in at 0.4%, which was
Credits rating agency Moody’s downgraded the debt rating of recently collapsed New York-based Signature Bank deep into “junk territory.” Moody’s rated Signature bank’s subordinate debt c, the grade indicates that the company is vulnerable to adverse economic conditions. It also stated that Moody’s withdraws the future ratings of the collapsed
As per reports from Bloomberg, investors have filed a fraud lawsuit against the Silicon Valley Bank, which was shut down last week. Additionally, the financial institution’s abrupt and unexpected collapse is the greatest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Reserve made an announcement over the weekend that
The decentralized pioneer Bitcoin transitions to an uptrend spiking the anticipation of a bull run. Despite the Fed economy being in financial distress of the centralized bank runs, BTC outperformed by surging above $24,000. Following the closure of Signature bank, BTC shot up from $20k to $24.8K. Significantly, since the
With the weekend’s news of the closure of a Silicon Valley bank, which dominated headlines, stock trading in the shares of many banks was suspended today due to extreme volatility. A few examples include Charles Schwab, Western Alliance, and First Alliance. The news follows today’s comments by President Joe Biden
Bitcoin (BTC) reached its monthly high on March 13 when U.S. bank equities saw one of the greatest collective stops in their history. According to CMC, the price of BTC surpassed the $24k level and is now trading at $24,348. In the last 24 hours, it is up by 18%.
While the global economy buzzed by the sudden collapse of the U.S. second-largest bank, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Goldman Sachs analysts predicted that they “no longer expect an interest rate hike” at March 22 meeting. In the past, Goldman Sachs reportedly predicted that Fed’s interest rates would increase by 25
The macroeconomy witnessed a cascade of bank failures – Silvergate, Silicon Valley, and now Signature – in the US economy. Since all these were crypto-friendly banks, the impact of their collapses caused significant declines in the crypto market. The sudden de-pegging of Circle-issued USDC is the evident aftermath of the
Most recently, it was declared by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) that HSBC holdings had acquired the British affiliate of the Silicon Valley Bank. This comes after a U.S. government body took action to protect depositors at the failing bank. The CEO of HSBC, Noel Quinn, was quoted
Signature Bank was shut down by US authorities after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank made headlines. Specifically, the New York-based bank has been shuttered claiming “systemic risk,” according to a joint statement made today by the Federal Reserve, Treasury, and FDIC. Customers of SVB will have access to their
