EPISODE · Mar 17, 2023 · 26 MIN
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse may affect your interest rate
from Headlines From The Times · host Heba Elorbany, Kasia Broussalian, Gustavo Arellano, Mark Nieto, Shani O. Hilton, Jazmín Aguilera, Ashlea Brown, Denise Guerra, Roberto Reyes, Helen Li, Mario Diaz, Mike Heflin, Nicolas Perez, David Toledo Diaz, Don Lee
When inflation is high, the Federal Reserve has historically raised interest rates. But the recent failures of banks like Silicon Valley Bank have sparked worries about the stability of our banking system. Now the feds must weigh whether the banking system could withstand the turmoil that raising interest rates could bring. To get inside the mind of Fed chair Jerome Powell, we look to a previous era of high inflation, the late 1970s and early ‘80s, and the decisions of then Fed chairs Arthur Burns and Paul Volcker.Today, we talk about what's next. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times economics reporter Don LeeMore reading:Did deregulation lead to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse?Federal Reserve officials sound warnings about higher ratesU.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
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When inflation is high, the Federal Reserve has historically raised interest rates. But the recent failures of banks like Silicon Valley Bank have sparked worries about the stability of our banking system.
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