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"The systemic risk exception invoked here is an exception."

Yes but it's not a new exception.

The OP claims Yellen implicitly announced something new. She didn't. She's following the playbook from 2008+. The policy isn't new, it's not unexpected, it's kind of like ... a rule.

And whether a new rule is being created matters for moral hazard purposes and all.

Edit: My above quote could have been read as talking about all depositors in all banks but I meant all depositors in the SVB.



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