David Shapiro from Sasfin Securities and Wayne McCurrie FNB Wealth & Investments talk to Business Day TV
The safe-haven metal has benefited from uncertainty brought on by surging coronavirus cases
Market commentator Nolwandle Mthombeni talks to Business Day TV about her stock pick of the day
Optimism over Covid-19 vaccines has also buoyed markets
Investors pull back from extending rally fuelled by vaccine news
Thanksgiving in the US could mute trade, with focus still on Covid-19
Positive Covid-19 vaccine trial results and the market-friendly selection of Janet Yellen as US treasury secretary supports markets
Brent crude was up 1.1% and WTI crude gained 0.8% with one commentator forecasting Brent to hit $60 per barrel at the end of 2021
Investors are relieved at the prospect of a smooth handover of power after the US election, and are confident a Covid-19 vaccine will soon be ready
Mark du Toit from OysterCatcher Investments and Jean Pierre Verster from Protea Capital Management talk to Business Day TV
The market-friendly selection of Janet Yellen as US treasury secretary has boosted global equity investor sentiment
Nesan Nair from Sasfin Securities talks to Business Day TV about his stock pick of the day
Old Mutual Investments’ Peter Brooke talks to Business Day TV about growth and value stocks
Metal is weaker as formal start of US president-elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House lifts riskier assets
Brent shrugs off an industry report showing a higher-than-unexpected rise in US crude stockpiles and extends a rally
World shares rally to a record high, following an overnight surge that saw the Dow Jones benchmark crack 30,000 for the first time
Yet another positive vaccine trial result and US president-elect Joe Biden’s treasury pick has bolstered the outlook for riskier assets
Good news on vaccines and the potential for a peaceful US presidential transition drove the rally
