How Quick Can a Bank Run – Weekly Stocktake with Danyaal

How Quick Can a Bank Run – Weekly Stocktake with Danyaal

Weekly Stocktake with Danyaal

24 March 2023

Key Indicators

Index / Fund / Rate Start of Year Last week This Week % change YTD
JSE ALSI 73 049 72 528 74 695 2.25%
NASDAQ Composite 10 467 11 631 11 824 12.96%
S&P 500 3 840 3 917 3 971 3.41%
Prime Lending Rate 10,50% 10,75% 10,75% 2.38%
Lunar BCI WW Flexible Fund 141,43 152.25 154.28 9.09%
USD/ZAR 16,98 18.37 18.20 7.18
EUR/ZAR 18,44 19.70 19.52 5.86%
Brent Crude ($’barrel) 85,95 72.52 74.49 -13.33%

Source: Iress

How Quick Can a Bank Run?

Banks generate revenue through Net Interest Income (NII) and Non-Interest Revenue (NIR). NII comes from charging interest on loans to customers and paying less interest on deposits. NIR is earned through transaction facilitation, general fees, and commissions. Banks borrow short and lend long; by taking deposits which can be withdrawn in the short term and investing funds and issuing loans for longer periods. To enable banks to be able to repay deposits, they are required to maintain some of their assets in liquid form. This enables customers to withdraw funds without requiring the bank to sell its assets. However, if depositors demand funds more than the bank’s liquid assets or reserves, the bank would need to raise funds quickly to be able to repay depositors.

Central banks increasing interest rates beyond expectations and maintaining them for longer periods can also lead to problems. This is because higher interest rates cause bond prices to drop. Banks, holding these bonds, incur non-cash losses as they still hold the same number of bonds. If customers perceive that their deposits are at risk and withdraw funds in large amounts, it can force the banks to sell their bonds to meet the withdrawal demands. This leads to further losses for banks. As losses mount, more customers tend to withdraw their funds, and the bank is forced to sell more of its assets.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) experienced a similar situation. SVB mainly served the tech industry, and as investments in tech slowed down, companies had to withdraw their own funds to operate. This led to larger cash withdrawals from these companies, without SVB gaining new deposits. The tech industry is closely connected, and news travels fast. So, when companies began withdrawing funds, the news spread quickly, resulting in a faster-than-usual acceleration in withdrawals and ultimately a run on SVB.

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