Martin Wolf on why banks fail and what to do about it

Credit Suisse… Silicon Valley Bank… Signature Bank… First Republic… After weeks of breaking headlines about banks in crisis, we are taking a big picture look at the sector with the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf. In this episode, he explains why banks fail, and lays out the four paths that banking reform could take in the future. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Banks are designed to fail — and they do US capitalism is ‘breaking down before our eyes’, says Ken GriffinHow the Swiss ‘trinity’ forced UBS to save Credit SuisseFour ways to fix the bank problem- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Martin Wolf (@martinwolf_) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.