The increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve in the United States is having effects on the economy, as demonstrated by the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank. Although the financial system has control mechanisms to reduce financial risk, the financial situation of US banks does not appear to be solid. The Fed has the difficult task of combating inflation and shoring up financial instability. Most of the Fed's tightening cycles have ended with something breaking in the financial system, from the crash of '29 to the global financial crisis. In this phase of the interest rate cycle, some banks will face pressures, and the Fed must accept it.