Talking about bank runs can make them worse. New research following the SVB collapse finds that the best thing politicians can do in such situations is shut up.
Andrew Cornell
Associate editor, banking and finance
Andrew is a multi-award winning journalist, including a Walkley for analysis of the global financial crisis, and was founding managing editor of ANZ bluenotes, Australia's first corporate newsroom. He is a former associate editor and north Asia bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review and author of several books on business and Japan.
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