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.

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.

China's central bank renews and expands bilateral currency swap with Malaysia, raising the ceiling from 180 billion yuan to 220 billion yuan under a five-year deal.

China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), said on Friday it renewed and expanded its bilateral currency swap agreement with Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia. The swap amount rises from 180 billion yuan (about 110 billion ringgit) to 220 billion yuan (about 130 billion ringgit) and is valid for five years, extendable by mutual consent, according to the PBOC.

Moscow new-build housing prices rose 35.2% year-on-year, approaching 50 million rubles — Metrium and Osnova analysts.

The average cost of new-build housing in Moscow rose 35.2% year-on-year, approaching 50 million rubles, according to analysts at Metrium and the Osnova group.

France unemployment rate rises to 8.3% in Q2 2026, highest since Q3 2020, INSEE says

France's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 8.3% in Q2 2026, its highest level since Q3 2020, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said on Friday. The number of unemployed rose by 62,000 quarter-on-quarter to 2.7 million, with the rate up 0.7 percentage points year on year.