Silicon Valley Bank: a very modern bank run
How the story of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is actually a tale as old as finance
After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent jitters through the financial system, Duncan Weldon explains how it鈥檚 just the latest in the long history of bank runs.
He talks to financial analyst and former banking regulator Dan Davies - author of 鈥楲ying for Money鈥� - to understand how bank runs happen, and what the repercussions of this very modern bank run might be for the global financial system.
Presenter: Duncan Weldon
Producer: Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinators: Helena Warwick-Cross
Sound Engineer: Neva Missirian
(Photo credit: Reuters)
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