Financial crises are a part of tightening cycles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Federal](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSource: US Federal Reserve, 3\/31\/23. The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks lend balances to each other overnight. Quantitative tightening (QT) is a monetary policy used by central banks to normalize balance sheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the past crises didn\u2019t result in systemic bank failure<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nDespite all the \u201cfinancial accidents\u201d that occurred across each of the Fed tightening cycles, there have only been three instances in modern US history of systemic bank failure \u2014 the 1930s, the late 1980s, and the late 2000s, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banks appear to be healthier than during the Global Financial Crisis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe health of bank balance sheets is a fundamental difference between 2008 and today. Bank balance sheets appear to be sound as they are heavily comprised of high-quality and liquid assets, such as US Treasury bonds and cash.1<\/a><\/sup> A central feature of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis was that many of the nation\u2019s largest and most interconnected banks had levered exposure to the US housing market. Assets were worth far less than stated, and the leverage was significantly greater than had been claimed. The banks failed because of bad loans and poor credit underwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut as banks tighten lending standards, recession risks are elevated<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBanks were already tightening lending standards prior to the recent bank failures. It\u2019s expected that lending standards will tighten further, which raises the likelihood of a US recession. Historically a tightening in lending standards has led to higher corporate borrowing costs as well as a downturn in US economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banks are tightening lending standards, which raises likelihood of a recession<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSources: US Federal Reserve and Bloomberg L.P., 3\/23\/23. Investment grade corporate bonds are represented by the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. The option-adjusted spread (OAS) is the measurement of the spread of a fixed income security rate and the risk-free rate of return, which is then adjusted to account for an embedded option, such as calling back or redeeming the issue early. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Banking Lending Practices is a survey of up to 80 large domestic banks and 24 US branches and agencies of foreign banks. Indexes cannot be purchased directly by investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBanking crises may represent the beginning of new market cycles<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBank failures could potentially mark the end of market downturns and the beginning of new market cycles. That was the case in 1984 with the Continental Illinois failure as well as in the early 1990s following the Savings and Loan Crisis. The Global Financial Crisis is an outlier and represents a tail risk to an optimistic view. The 2008 crisis, however, engulfed banks with assets representing roughly 7% of the US gross domestic product (GDP). The current crisis has thus far impacted fewer and smaller banks than in 2008 and may better resemble the crises in 1984 and 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Past crises that have led to new market cycles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor more charts and perspective, read the complete chartbook: Trending Conversations \u2014 Bank crisis in perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFootnotes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSource: US Federal Reserve, 3\/31\/23. The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks lend balances to each other overnight. Quantitative tightening (QT) is a monetary policy used by central banks to normalize balance sheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the past crises didn\u2019t result in systemic bank failure<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nDespite all the \u201cfinancial accidents\u201d that occurred across each of the Fed tightening cycles, there have only been three instances in modern US history of systemic bank failure \u2014 the 1930s, the late 1980s, and the late 2000s, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banks appear to be healthier than during the Global Financial Crisis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe health of bank balance sheets is a fundamental difference between 2008 and today. Bank balance sheets appear to be sound as they are heavily comprised of high-quality and liquid assets, such as US Treasury bonds and cash.1<\/a><\/sup> A central feature of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis was that many of the nation\u2019s largest and most interconnected banks had levered exposure to the US housing market. Assets were worth far less than stated, and the leverage was significantly greater than had been claimed. The banks failed because of bad loans and poor credit underwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut as banks tighten lending standards, recession risks are elevated<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBanks were already tightening lending standards prior to the recent bank failures. It\u2019s expected that lending standards will tighten further, which raises the likelihood of a US recession. Historically a tightening in lending standards has led to higher corporate borrowing costs as well as a downturn in US economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banks are tightening lending standards, which raises likelihood of a recession<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSources: US Federal Reserve and Bloomberg L.P., 3\/23\/23. Investment grade corporate bonds are represented by the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. The option-adjusted spread (OAS) is the measurement of the spread of a fixed income security rate and the risk-free rate of return, which is then adjusted to account for an embedded option, such as calling back or redeeming the issue early. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Banking Lending Practices is a survey of up to 80 large domestic banks and 24 US branches and agencies of foreign banks. Indexes cannot be purchased directly by investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBanking crises may represent the beginning of new market cycles<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBank failures could potentially mark the end of market downturns and the beginning of new market cycles. That was the case in 1984 with the Continental Illinois failure as well as in the early 1990s following the Savings and Loan Crisis. The Global Financial Crisis is an outlier and represents a tail risk to an optimistic view. The 2008 crisis, however, engulfed banks with assets representing roughly 7% of the US gross domestic product (GDP). The current crisis has thus far impacted fewer and smaller banks than in 2008 and may better resemble the crises in 1984 and 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Past crises that have led to new market cycles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor more charts and perspective, read the complete chartbook: Trending Conversations \u2014 Bank crisis in perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFootnotes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The health of bank balance sheets is a fundamental difference between 2008 and today. Bank balance sheets appear to be sound as they are heavily comprised of high-quality and liquid assets, such as US Treasury bonds and cash.1<\/a><\/sup> A central feature of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis was that many of the nation\u2019s largest and most interconnected banks had levered exposure to the US housing market. Assets were worth far less than stated, and the leverage was significantly greater than had been claimed. The banks failed because of bad loans and poor credit underwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banks were already tightening lending standards prior to the recent bank failures. It\u2019s expected that lending standards will tighten further, which raises the likelihood of a US recession. Historically a tightening in lending standards has led to higher corporate borrowing costs as well as a downturn in US economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources: US Federal Reserve and Bloomberg L.P., 3\/23\/23. Investment grade corporate bonds are represented by the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. The option-adjusted spread (OAS) is the measurement of the spread of a fixed income security rate and the risk-free rate of return, which is then adjusted to account for an embedded option, such as calling back or redeeming the issue early. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Banking Lending Practices is a survey of up to 80 large domestic banks and 24 US branches and agencies of foreign banks. Indexes cannot be purchased directly by investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bank failures could potentially mark the end of market downturns and the beginning of new market cycles. That was the case in 1984 with the Continental Illinois failure as well as in the early 1990s following the Savings and Loan Crisis. The Global Financial Crisis is an outlier and represents a tail risk to an optimistic view. The 2008 crisis, however, engulfed banks with assets representing roughly 7% of the US gross domestic product (GDP). The current crisis has thus far impacted fewer and smaller banks than in 2008 and may better resemble the crises in 1984 and 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more charts and perspective, read the complete chartbook: Trending Conversations \u2014 Bank crisis in perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Footnotes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBut as banks tighten lending standards, recession risks are elevated<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Banks are tightening lending standards, which raises likelihood of a recession<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Past crises that have led to new market cycles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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