Global stocks sag, as spread of Covid-19 across the US and Europe douses vaccine optimism

Global equities and commodities were under pressure, while a market gauge of investor...

Dollar surges as Trump and Biden go neck-and-neck in a tight presidential race

Investors had prepared for a tight race for the White House, which boosted riskier...

Investors flee risk, dumping stocks and buying bonds, as France nears national lockdown

European banking and oil stocks get hit the hardest, as cases surge in the region's two...

Global shares and oil tumble after Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

The rand weakened half a percent to R16.69/$.