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Banking Crisis: Déjà-Vu All Over Again?

Sven R. Larson March 22, 2023

Several news sources have raised the volume about a possible systemwide banking crisis. I am not going to contribute to that. In fact, we should all be careful about determining whether or not such a crisis is at hand.

Swedish Central Bank Raises Interest Rate

Sven R. Larson November 26, 2022

The Riksbank warns of further increases, predicting a lead interest rate at 3% early next year.

ECB Hikes Interest Rates Again

Sven R. Larson October 30, 2022

Inflation is of major concern, according to the ECB.

U.S. Debt Crisis: One Step Closer

Sven R. Larson October 5, 2022

The cold, hard truth embedded in all these numbers is this: going forward, the U.S. Treasury will have to continue to raise interest rates just to keep investors from selling American government debt.

More Central Banks Raise Interest Rates

Sven R. Larson September 27, 2022

The European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde expects the bank “to raise interest rates further over the next several meetings” across the euro zone.

U.S. Interest Rates Rise Again

Sven R. Larson September 22, 2022

The Federal Reserve announced its intention to continue to reduce its holdings of U.S. sovereign debt and has no plans to return to buying Treasury securities.