The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week raised questions about the strength of the United States’ banking system, and whether we’re headed for another financial crisis. The FT’s US financial commentator Robert Armstrong tells us why he’s not freaking out.  Clips from CBS, NBC, CNN, DW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: SVB was only a little bit insolvent, luckily SVB’s collapse is not a harbinger of another 2008 The weekend US officials hatched a plan to stave off a banking crisis  Silicon Valley Bank shows the perils of regulators fighting the last war For further discussion:  Join an FT subscriber-only webinar on SVB’s collapse and the fallout, featuring Robert Armstrong and other FT journalists and guests, on Thursday March 16 1600-1700 GMT (1200-1300 ET). Register here.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Robert Armstrong (@rbrtrmstrng) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently, flying in the US seems to be more chaotic than calm. And while it may seem like this all started recently, the FT’s Chicago Correspondent Claire Bushey takes us back to a decision that happened in the 1970s that got us to where we are now.  Clips from NBC, PBS, CBS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: How the US fell out of love with flying Passengers to keep ‘paying the price’ of aviation chaos, says United CEO Hyper-efficiency is bad business US airlines: higher fares and (hopefully) better service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Claire Bushey (@Claire_Bushey) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.