Recession

Bitcoin jumps above $30,000

Bitcoin is at its highest level in 10 months breaching the $30,000 marker ahead of Wednesday’s March consumer price index (CPI) data from the Labor Department and subsequent response from the U.S. Federal Reserve

Auditors didn’t flag risks building up in banks

Audit firm KPMG LLP flagged potential losses on loans as a critical matter for Silicon Valley Financial but missed the inherent bond losses and unreliable deposits that took the financial institution down, the Wall Street Journal reported.

PacWest shares sink despite liquidity lift

Shares are down for PacWest after subsidiary Pacific Western Bank said deposits are stable after receiving 1.4 billion from investment firm Atlas SP Partners.

A tick-tock of the US banking crisis

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike strategy has inadvertently caused a banking crisis as elevated interest rates slow bank loans.