[us Treasury Secretary Yellen: banks may further tighten lending standards] April 16, local time, US Treasury Secretary Yellen said in an interview that due to the recent bank failures, banks are likely to further tighten lending standards, a move that may eliminate the need for the Fed to raise interest rates further. Ms Yellen said policy actions taken by the US government had stabilised deposit outflows in an effort to contain the systemic threat posed by the collapse of Silicon Valley banks and signed banks last month. In this environment, banks will become more cautious and are likely to tighten lending standards further in the future. This will lead to restrictions on economic credit, which could replace further interest rate increases that the Fed may make.