Can The Banks Survive Another Rate Increase?

On September 11, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a new initiative called Building America New Construction Support program.The stated goal is pretty simple.Help builders build faster, reduce costs, and deliver lower-cost, higher-quality buildings.The program is available t ...  Show more

On today's show we're talking about one of the quietest ways a deal gets killed. Not a rate move, not a cost overrun. A city council vote you assumed would never happen.Let's start with the constitutional plumbing, because it explains everything that follows.In the United States, ...  Show more

Are we in the middle of a financial crisis? Today’s show breaks down the latest bank crises — from Credit Suisse to First Republic.

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Another week, another banking calamity. 

On Sunday, Swiss banking giant UBS ca ...

The big headlines from March's banking crisis have receded and balances at some of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facilities, like the discount window, are starting to fall. But if you look closely, there are still signs of strain in the depths of the financial system. A ...  Show more

The Federal Reserve is scheduled to meet this week for the first time since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The key question: will the largest failure of a US bank since 2008 change its approach to fighting inflation? In today’s episode we look at how we got here, the emerge ...  Show more

First Republic Bank is the latest financial institution to fail amid turmoil across the industry. Meanwhile, inflation is still high. Layoffs are rocking some industries. And labor shortages are throttling others. So… are we about to face the recession that economists have been p ...  Show more