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First Republic sells off as regional banks remain under pressure
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 13, 2023
First Republic sells off as regional banks remain under pressure

Shares of regional lenders started the week by selling off, with First Republic down 67%, after Friday's collapse of SVB Financial and Signature Bank's seizure by regulators over the weekend.

Fed introduces new backstop for banks
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 13, 2023
Fed introduces new backstop for banks

In a move to shore up confidence in the banking system, the Fed program will provide banks with one-year loans under easier terms than usual.

SVB to sell businesses including wealth unit, VC-focused lender
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2023
SVB to sell businesses including wealth unit, VC-focused lender

The FDIC aims to find buyers for the bank's units to enable it to return as much of clients' money as possible.

Silicon Valley Bank collapses, enters FDIC receivership
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 10, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank collapses, enters FDIC receivership

The bank's customer base of tech startups had become worried and yanked deposits.

Silvergate shutdown, SVB's woes spark fears of banking crisis
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 10, 2023
Silvergate shutdown, SVB's woes spark fears of banking crisis

While both lenders had unusually fickle bases of depositors, all banks are facing a challenge as rising rates leave them laden with low-interest bonds.

Bond market anticipates Fed policy doing damage
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 09, 2023
Bond market anticipates Fed policy doing damage

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned of a return to bigger interest-rate hikes to cool inflation and the economy.

Biden to urge 25% billionaire tax in budget proposal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2023
Biden to urge 25% billionaire tax in budget proposal

The proposal, which has little chance of passing Congress, would also raise the top tax rate for Americans making $400,000, to 39.6% from 37%, reversing one of Trump's tax cuts.

Federal appeals court questions SEC's decision to reject Grayscale bitcoin ETF proposal
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 07, 2023
Federal appeals court questions SEC's decision to reject Grayscale bitcoin ETF proposal

Grayscale sued, asking the DC Circuit Court to overturn a decision the firm called arbitrary and discriminatory because the agency had already approved ETFs that track bitcoin futures.

Biden proposes tax hike on income over $400,000 to fund Medicare
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2023
Biden proposes tax hike on income over $400,000 to fund Medicare

The president's proposal, which would also give the government new power to negotiate drug prices, would extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund beyond 2050, the White House says.

Cash to bolster portfolios in the year ahead, investors say
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2023
Cash to bolster portfolios in the year ahead, investors say

Passive funds and ETFs won’t completely supplant active managers, but their market share will continue to rise.