Silicon Valley Bank Article Index
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This is my Silicon Valley Bank article index, a one-stop shop for all things SVB including links to my articles. I will update this as I add new stuff. Continue Reading →
California Compendium
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This is a compedium of what I’ve written about California over the years. Continue Reading →
Silicon Valley Bank and the Regulators
One question that has come up is whether this was a failure of regulation. Stanford Prof. John Cochrane is a proponent of this idea. I don’t find his arguments persuasive. Continue Reading →
Silicon Valley Bank March 17 Update
First, Silicon Valley Bank was a Federal Reserve member bank. Second, almost no one came back to the actual offices. Continue Reading →
Bring Back Dilbert!
Vote to get Dilbert back into the San Jose Mercury-News. With the permission of Scott Adams I am running the write-in campaign. Continue Reading →
Silicon Valley Bank
On March 10, Silicon Valley Bank was closed by the FDIC. The main cause was an incompetent management team that wasn’t interested in banking. Continue Reading →
Biden Administration Trying to Force ESG Rules on Fiduciaries
Biden wants to force ESG rules on fiduciaries. If markets are efficient, portfolios that maximize returns must outperform all others, Continue Reading →
Baby Formula Shortage
There is a baby formula shortage in the U.S. today. Relaxing U.S. restrictions on imports would help. Congress is incapable of doing that. Continue Reading →
Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn On Fiat Information
Fiat information is created by the government. True or false makes no difference (at least to the participants in the dissemination process). Continue Reading →
Your Tax Dollars at Work?
Well, it looks like the U.S. government fired a $400,000 missile to shoot down a $12 balloon. This is your gas dollars at work? Continue Reading →
Fourth Quarter GDP
GDP growth of 2.9% sounds pretty good. But there is underlying weakness in the economy. I estimate a 60% chance of a recession in 2023. Continue Reading →