Silicon Valley Bankcorp failed spectacularly in March 2023. The bank, the regulators and the media formed a circle of finger-pointing and blame. Understanding duration risk is a fundamental concept in finance, and the bank should have been aware of the problem. The Federal Reserve warned Silicon Valley Bankcorp last year, expressing their concern. Warnings ignored, the results catastrophic.

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