{"id":66623,"date":"2023-03-13T08:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/?p=66623"},"modified":"2023-03-13T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:36:50","slug":"coffee-with-greta-bank-contagion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2023\/03\/13\/coffee-with-greta-bank-contagion\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee With Greta: Bank Contagion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>DJIA Futures: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-343 (-1.1%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SPX Futures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> -39 (-1.0%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NASDAQ Futures: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-48 (-0.4%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good morning friends!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futures are lower as bank stocks continue to plunge despite emergency action from regulators and the Fed over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s get right to it!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regulators To Protect SVB Depositors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. regulators announced a plan over the weekend to backstop all depositors with money at Silicon Valley Bank and <\/span><b>Signature Bank <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SBNY).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depositors at both institutions will have access to all of their money, even over the insured deposit amount of $250,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That access will start today after the banks were taken over by regulators last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Treasury Department designated both as systemic risks, which gives authority to unwind both in a way that it said \u201cfully protects all depositors\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FDIC\u2019s deposit insurance fund will be used to cover depositors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fed also announced it is creating a new Bank Term Funding Program in response to the turmoil across the banking industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That program is meant to safeguard institutions impacted by the market instability of SVB\u2019s failure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banks will be able to get loans of up to one year from the Fed in exchange for high-quality collateral such as Treasurys, agency debt, and mortgage-backed securities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fed said, \u200b\u200b\u201cThis action will bolster the capacity of the banking system to safeguard deposits and ensure the ongoing provision of money and credit to the economy. The Federal Reserve is prepared to address any liquidity pressures that may arise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Treasury Department is providing up to $25 billion from its Exchange Stabilization Fund as a safeguard against any potential losses from the Fed funding program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Republic Bank Plunges<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>First Republic Bank <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(FRC) shares are plunging 60.5% ahead of the open, leading the decline across the banking sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Republic said Sunday it had received additional liquidity from the Fed and <\/span><b>JPMorgan Chase <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(JPM).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That move reportedly raised its unused liquidity to $70 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bank will also likely take advantage of the Fed\u2019s new emergency funding program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The founder and CEO said in a joint statement, \u201cFirst Republic\u2019s capital and liquidity positions are very strong, and its capital remains well above the regulatory threshold for well-capitalized banks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new funding is meant to cover a rush of withdrawals as uninsured depositors are likely to remove their money from regional banks after the collapse of SVB last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other regional bank shares are also plunging with <\/span><b>Western Alliance Bancorp <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(WAL) down 65.6% and <\/span><b>Pacwest Bancorp <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(PACW) tumbling 44.1%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors Rush Into Bonds, Gold<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasury yields are tumbling this morning as investors flood into the safety of the bond market after the SVB collapse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2-year yield is down 52 basis points to 4.07% while the 10-year yield is down 25 basis points to 3.46%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold prices are also rallying, briefly topping $1,900 and hitting the highest level since early February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncertainty is spreading across the market about the possible contagion effects of the SVB collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pfizer To Acquire Seagen<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Seagen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SGEN) shares are surging 15.9% in premarket trade after <\/span><b>Pfizer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(PFE) struck a deal to acquire the company for nearly $43 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pfizer will pay $229 in cash per share for Seagen, a 32.7% premium to Friday\u2019s closing price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal is meant to bulk up Pfizer\u2019s cancer treatments portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drugmaker said it expects more than $10 billion in \u201crisk-adjusted\u201d sales from Seagen in 2030.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJIA Futures: -343 (-1.1%) SPX Futures: -39 (-1.0%) NASDAQ Futures: -48 (-0.4%) Good morning friends! Futures are lower as bank stocks continue to plunge despite emergency action from regulators and the Fed over the weekend. Let\u2019s get right to it! Regulators To Protect SVB Depositors U.S. regulators announced a plan over the weekend to backstop all depositors with money at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank (SBNY). Depositors at both institutions will have access to all of their money, even over the insured deposit amount of $250,000.\u00a0 That access will start today after the banks were taken over by regulators last week.\u00a0 The Treasury Department designated both as systemic risks, which gives authority to unwind both in a way that it said \u201cfully protects all depositors\u201d. The FDIC\u2019s deposit insurance fund will be used to cover depositors.\u00a0 The Fed also announced it is creating a new Bank Term Funding Program in response to the turmoil across the banking industry.\u00a0 That program is meant to safeguard institutions impacted by the market instability of SVB\u2019s failure. Banks will be able to get loans of up to one year from the Fed in exchange for high-quality collateral such as Treasurys, agency debt, and mortgage-backed securities. The Fed said, \u200b\u200b\u201cThis action will bolster the capacity of the banking system to safeguard deposits and ensure the ongoing provision of money and credit to the economy. The Federal Reserve is prepared to address any liquidity pressures that may arise.\u201d The Treasury Department is providing up to $25 billion from its Exchange Stabilization Fund as a safeguard against any potential losses from the Fed funding program. First Republic Bank Plunges First Republic Bank (FRC) shares are plunging 60.5% ahead of the open, leading the decline across the banking sector.\u00a0 First Republic said Sunday it had received additional liquidity from the Fed and JPMorgan Chase (JPM).\u00a0 That move reportedly raised its unused liquidity to $70 billion. The bank will also likely take advantage of the Fed\u2019s new emergency funding program.\u00a0 The founder and CEO said in a joint statement, \u201cFirst Republic\u2019s capital and liquidity positions are very strong, and its capital remains well above the regulatory threshold for well-capitalized banks.\u201d The new funding is meant to cover a rush of withdrawals as uninsured depositors are likely to remove their money from regional banks after the collapse of SVB last week. Other regional bank shares are also plunging with Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) down 65.6% and Pacwest Bancorp (PACW) tumbling 44.1%. Investors Rush Into Bonds, Gold Treasury yields are tumbling this morning as investors flood into the safety of the bond market after the SVB collapse.\u00a0 The 2-year yield is down 52 basis points to 4.07% while the 10-year yield is down 25 basis points to 3.46%. Gold prices are also rallying, briefly topping $1,900 and hitting the highest level since early February. Uncertainty is spreading across the market about the possible contagion effects of the SVB collapse. Pfizer To Acquire Seagen Seagen (SGEN) shares are surging 15.9% in premarket trade after Pfizer (PFE) struck a deal to acquire the company for nearly $43 billion.\u00a0 Pfizer will pay $229 in cash per share for Seagen, a 32.7% premium to Friday\u2019s closing price.\u00a0 The deal is meant to bulk up Pfizer\u2019s cancer treatments portfolio.\u00a0 The drugmaker said it expects more than $10 billion in \u201crisk-adjusted\u201d sales from Seagen in 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":66628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[739],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee-with-greta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66646,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66623\/revisions\/66646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}