• Wednesday 9 March

The crypto-oriented bank Silvergate Capital announces on Wednesday evening that the company's operations will be wound down.

During the past year, the share has fallen 95 percent, reports Dagens Industri.

• Friday 10 March

The American bank Silicon Valley Bank, SVB, which primarily targets technology and growth companies, will on Friday become the second largest bank in the history of the United States to run out of assets.

The reason is that the companies in which the bank invested began to withdraw their money after making a loss, in a so-called banking rush.

On the same day, the Swedish and European major banks crash on the stock markets.

In the evening, the American authorities announce that they have shut down SVB and taken control of the bank's assets.

Shares of New York-based crypto bank Signature Bank are down more than 22 percent on Wall Street. 

When the US stock markets close on Friday night, the worst stock market week in the country in many months is over.

• Sunday 12 March

Signature Bank on Sunday becomes the second bank in 48 hours to be closed by the US Treasury Department.

Signature Bank has also been hit by a bank rush - and is now being taken over by the US authorities.

The US government announces that all banking customers of SVB and Signature Bank will get their money back.

• Monday 13 March

The Swedish occupational pension company Alecta, which has nine billion in shares invested in SVB and three billion in Signature Bank, is called to a meeting by the Financial Supervisory Authority.

A total of twelve billion kroner has gone up in smoke.

US President Joe Biden says in a speech that the management of the banks will be fired.

- Americans can feel safe that our banking system is safe, says Biden during a press conference.

At the same time, the American niche bank First Republic plunged more than 50 percent in Wall Street's pre-trade on Monday.

The price crash comes despite the bank being covered by a package of liquidity support from the US central bank.