> I wonder if this is all a ploy to corner the Fed into not raising rates next week. Like, I think a lot of people benefit from the easy money we've had and they want to get back to it.

I've been thinking the same thing. Does anyone know why SVB blew up last week and not 2 months ago or next month? We're heading into a pivotal FOMC meeting where inflation indicators are showing that the fed would likely have to tighten further, and, strangely enough, the bank of the industry most dependent upon cheap money has a bank run instigated by folks in that industry.