PNB-Nirav Modi Fraud: Understanding The Deceptively Low Risk World Of Buyer’s Credit

PNB Q3 Results

Gold Silver Reports – PNB-Nirav Modi Fraud : In the hierarchy of high profile banking functions, the trade finance department which deals with buyer’s credit falls closer to the bottom rather than the top. It has been seen as a low-risk, short-term, sometimes mechanical business, built atop an existing client relationship. As such, it flies under the radar.

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Who’s Responsible for the PNB Fraud? By Goldman Neal Bhai Reports

Gold Silver Reports – Who’s Responsible for the PNB Fraud? — There’s an old saying that goes: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” That adage, when applied to Indian banking, would probably be: “Fool banks once—oh these things happen; fool them twice—catch a few low-level minions and jail them after a trial lasting twenty five years; fool them for the umpteenth time—allow the fraudster to escape abroad, recapitalise the banks and continue with business as usual.” Contrary to what Abraham Lincoln was supposed to have said, it seems entirely possible to fool all the people all the time.

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Asia Stocks Rally After Recovery in U.S. Equities

Asia Stocks Rally

Gold Silver Reports – Asia Stocks Rally After Recovery in U.S. Equities – Asian equity markets recovered some of the losses sustained in the global rout after U.S. shares rallied amid a welter of calls to “buy the dip.” The dollar and Treasuries were steady.

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Europe Stocks Halt Selloff; Dollar and Oil Fall

Gold Silver Reports – Europe Stocks Halt Selloff; Dollar and Oil Fall — European stocks advanced, poised to help draw a line under recent global equity declines, even as the region’s common currency strengthened. The dollar dropped after President-Donald Trump’s State of the Union address offered few new clues on U.S. policy, and bonds gained as the Bank of Japan increased asset purchases.

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