Bloomberg European equities moderately extended last week’s drop, as new virus data suggested setbacks in global efforts to contain coronavirus pandemic, with airlines and other travel-exposed stocks leading declines. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 0.4% as of 8:20 am in London, with most sectors in negative territory. German stocks rose 0.4%, while Spain’s IBEX was the worst-performing large-country …

Bloomberg South Africa’s main stock index gains 0.3% in Johannesburg, as a weaker dollar boosts prices of precious metals, with record bullion prices lifting gold producers to a fresh all time record, and higher platinum prices bolstering local producers. Risk sentiment has been strengthened by optimism over the upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting, which has drowned fears over simmering Sino-American …

Bloomberg The euro area economy is for once set for a sprightlier recovery from crisis than the US, thanks to starkly different responses to the coronavirus. America’s failure to get a grip on the pandemic is putting the brakes on its rebound compared with Europe, where many former virus hot spots managed to resume economic activity without causing a similar …