SpaceX IPO draws record $350B+ in demand, shares surge 30% on debut — Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire.

Tanzania's central bank launches sovereign yield curve to boost transparency in government securities pricing. Bank of TanzaniaEmmanuel Tutuba unveiled the daily benchmark at a Dar es Salaam ceremony Friday.

Tanzania's central bank on Friday launched a sovereign yield curve, a key financial benchmark expected to enhance transparency, efficiency and investor confidence in the country's government securities market. Speaking at the launch ceremony in Dar es Salaam, Emmanuel Tutuba, governor of the Bank of Tanzania, said the new framework marks a major milestone in the modernization of the country's domestic financial markets, providing a reliable reference for pricing government securities and other financial instruments.

Ukraine land border checkpoints collapse as seaports idle; 6,835 vehicles queued at Polish border, per TASS review of official e-system data

A collapse has begun at Ukrainian land border checkpoints due to seaport downtime, with 6,835 vehicles accumulating at the border with Poland, according to TASS review of data from the official electronic system for freight carriers and buses.

South Africa and AIIB sign $500M sovereign-backed loan, AIIB's first investment in South Africa, targeting water, electricity and waste services across eight metropolitan municipalities.

South Africa and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank signed a $500 million sovereign-backed loan agreement, AIIB's first investment in South Africa, to support the South Africa Metro Trading Services Program aimed at improving urban water, electricity and waste management services across eight metropolitan municipalities.

U.S. nonfarm payrolls fell by a seasonally adjusted 23,000 in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The figure covers July 2026 employment.

U.S. nonfarm payrolls decreased by a seasonally adjusted 23,000 in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.