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Inflation complicates Federal Reserve bank failure response

Days after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, there are plenty of questions being asked about the health of banks in the U.S. Sheila Bair served as the chair of the FDIC from 2006 to 2011 and worked to keep the system stable during the Great Recession. She joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the current situation surrounding banks and inflation.

Inflation complicates Federal Reserve bank failure response

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