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On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by federal regulators. SVB was the 16th largest bank in the country and its bankruptcy was the second largest in U.S. history, following Washington Mutual in 2008. Despite its size, SVB was not a “systemically important financial institution” (SIFI) as defined in

Want the Federal Reserve wants, the Federal Reserve makes sure happens.

Want the Federal Reserve wants, the Federal Reserve makes sure happens.

This hyperinflation devastated the savings of a generation. Bonds, life insurance, and cash savings were wiped out. You had to cash your paycheck

Law professor Lev Menand has a new book out on that strange institution, the Federal Reserve, what it does and how its power and responsibility have grown over time.

ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger interviews law professor Lev Menand about his new book critiquing the role of the Federal Reserve.

In this Q&A, Lev Menand, author of "The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a Time of Crisis," says the Federal Reserve is a product of a political process that for too long has been left under the control of Wall Street bankers.

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

It has become a familiar sight over the past decade and a half: a supposedly venerable member of the financial elite tells us with utmost calm that what we think we are seeing isn’t really all that bad. The Fed already knows all about it and has already taken all necessary steps.