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Mar 2023
44m 24s

From Liquidity To A Credit Crisis

Alfonso Peccatiello & Brent Donnelly
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On today's episode of The Macro Trading Floor, Alfonso & Andreas discuss the continued fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and what it means for markets. The Fed's H.4.1 report was released this past week, which saw the balance sheet increasing by roughly $300 Billion. The balance sheet increase consisted of a record $152.9 billio ... Show More
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