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5 Systemic Alarm Bells You Need To Know As Credit Suisse Fails

Money and people running from a bank

Credit Suisse has failed, and been rescued, over the course of a weekend. While this may have prevented an immediate global banking crisis, danger remains.

Here are five alarm bells that are currently ringing very loudly.

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Watch The Dollar & US Rates As Credit Suisse May Fail

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Trouble in the banking system has very quickly metastasized from the failures of regional banks, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, to hit a globally systemic important one, Credit Suisse.

Systemic risk is obviously a major concern now, which is best observed and indicated in two macro markets, the USD and US rates.

Pay very close attention to what they are doing!

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Silicon Valley Bank: The Big Problem That You Need To Know

Money and people running from a bank

The recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has driven markets into a frenzy of trying to understand why it happened, and what broader systemic implications it may have.

The US government has stepped in to backstop depositors in an attempt to prevent further bank runs, but mainstream narratives continue to miss a broader point – bank runs are symptoms of a much more troublesome problem.

One large enough to potentially trouble the entire global financial system.

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How To Make Money In Uncertain Markets?

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Recession or no recession?

This is the crucial question that traders are grappling with at the moment. Naturally, how you answer the question will determine how you position your portfolio for the months ahead.

But what if you simply want to wait for the markets and/or data to give a clearer heading? Waiting and not trading is certainly one way to go, but so is taking non-directional positions.

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Is A Market Crisis Coming? 3 Important Signs To Watch

Fed misdiagnoses problems in the repo market

Talk of global recession is gaining momentum as we begin 2023. Here are three signs which will indicate that a broad market selloff is imminent.

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