S’Africa’s Rand Climbs To 8 Week High Against Dollar

South Africa’s rand raced to its highest in more than eight weeks against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as optimism about a global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic boosted riskier assets, with investors looking past Sino-U.S. trade tensions. At 0605 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4700 per dollar, 0.91 percent firmer than its previous close. … Read more

COVID-19: UK Minister ‘Douglas Ross’ Quits Over Dominic Cummings Lockdown Row

UK minister, Douglas Ross has resigned as public anger deepens over PM Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings’ breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules Ross, the Minister for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced Tuesday on Twitter he is quitting because he was unconvinced by Mr. Cummings’ defense of the journey to Durham. “I haven’t commented publicly on … Read more