The US banking system may be in a more precarious position than many are willing to believe. Undoubtedly some are willfully blind to the potential worst outcome from the events in the past few days. In my estimation the worst possible outcome is as follows:

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#SVB #SBNY The bank run on Silicon Valley & Signature, whether or not justified, unveiled a hidden weakness in the balance sheets of US depositary institutions: poor liquidity.

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