Rawcession, Charles Schwab has Trouble and Saied Gets Pink Eye

<p>As the US banking crisis drags on, investors are starting to unearth risks within Charles Schwab that have been hiding in plain sight. Unrealized losses on the firm’s balance sheet, loaded with long-dated bonds, ballooned to more than $29 billion last year. At the same time, higher interest rates are encouraging customers to move their cash out of certain accounts that underpin Schwab’s business and bolster its bottom line.</p><p>In this episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied examine this news and determine the effect it will have on the economy as a whole.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss news that Credit Suisse, the collapsed Swiss bank taken over by UBS Group in a hastily arranged bailout, has provided a safe haven for wealthy American clients to hide assets from the IRS — even after it was caught and prosecuted for doing the same thing more than a decade ago, according two former Credit Suisse bankers who are working with the U.S. government as whistleblowers.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris and Saied look at a report from the Labour Department, indicating that jobless claims for the week ended March 25 totaled 198,000, up 7,000 from the previous period and a bit higher than the 195,000 estimate.</p><p><br></p><p>They also offer some thoughts on the recent news that Binance Holdings, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, are being sued by a US regulator for allegedly breaking trading and derivatives rules. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Binance shirked its obligations by not properly registering with it.</p><p><br></p><p>Join Chris and Saied for this fascinating and informative conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Learn in this Show:</strong></p><ul><li>Where Silicon Valley Bank falls in line with the other banks across the country.</li><li>How a company’s market capitalization is estimated.</li><li>Why pending home sales were up 0.8% month over month in February.</li><li>The concept of a mansion tax.</li><li>And so much