Silicon Valley Bank

Alecta lost $2bn on failed bet on collapsed lenders SVB and Signature Bank

Fresh turmoil expected when results reveal just how badly midsized lenders’ earnings have been hit

Q&A: Making definitive judgments in an increasingly complex interest rate environment is difficult, if not impossible

Bank was pioneer and linchpin of venture debt market, a key alternative source of funding

Investors hopeful after buyout deal agreed for SIlicon Valley Bank

Cost to US authorities of lender's failure estimated to be $20 billion

Cliff Taylor: Communication to the market from central banks and governments is now vital, as are actions to deal with any problems that emerge

Federal Reserve’s hike-and-hope move risks credit crunch as banking crisis rattles markets

European banking system appears to be better regulated and prepared for downsides but there could still be hidden problems waiting to emerge

US central bank raises rates by a quarter of a percentage point

HSBC bought UK unit of SVB that had handled many Irish client relationships

Inside Business podcast with Laura Slattery

Better financial conditions made it possible to believe that problems had been fixed – until the last two weeks

In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison

Minister for Finance says lenders and financial authorities in ‘much better place’ than in 2008

Treasury secretary to defend ‘decisive and forceful actions’ by regulators to avert broader crisis

Martin Wolf: It is not clear how bad this crisis is going to be - but reform is urgently needed

Diversity in the Silicon Valley Bank boardroom cited by some as a ‘distraction’

Ireland is a spectator at this delicate period but central banks should be able to keep things under control

Forecasting is a tricky business which is why investors should stick to their long-term plans in turbulent times

ECB president warns banks to prepare for slower economic growth, higher funding costs and lower lending volumes

Bearish nerves seem to be winning right now — despite good reasons to hope not

Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse have sent tremors around the world, but experts believe European banks can weather the storm

Troubled Swiss lender in race to agree sale before markets open on Monday

Planet Business: Oscars TV ratings, the arrival of GPT-4 and Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget

We are back in the land of the bank bailout. No two crises are quite the same but the direction of travel is similar

Counterparties of Swiss bank put curbs on new dealings involving lender, according to sources

The Iseq index gave back almost all of Thursday’s 2.3 per cent

Lowering of interest rate expectations will have bigger effect on market sentiment towards Irish banks, with their higher reliance on interest income

Agency’s interim outlook says interest rates likely to peak at 4.25% in euro zone and 5.25-5.5% in US

Q&A: Irish banks are seen to be among the most risk averse across the continent

Market focus turning to ECB, which is expected to scale back previous plans for a half-point interest rate hike

Karlin Lillington: SVB’s collapse pulls back curtain on ridiculous hypocrisies and false narratives beloved of tech sector

Swiss authorities issue statement in support of Credit Suisse as financial markets bet ECB will scale back planned half-point rate hike on Thursday

Turbulence on stock markets once more as investors fear contagion from collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Financial markets bet ECB will scale back planned half-point rate hike on Thursday

Swiss firm has been the sick bank of Europe for some time. Where does it go from here?

Regulator urges firms to regularly stress test their portfolios

This is a system that is essential to the functioning of the market economy but doesn’t operate by its rules

Increase had been in doubt after Silicon Valley Bank collapse