BofA projects Brazil's 2028 inflation rate at 3.5%.

July 3 — Alibaba DAMO Academy, with Renmin University of China and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, released its first superconducting-material discovery AI agent, Elements Claw. The system predicted about 68,000 candidate superconductors; four novel materials have been synthesized and experimentally confirmed to exhibit superconductivity, and all related data have been made publicly available.

Algeria held parliamentary voting on July 2; 24.7 mln registered voters were eligible. 9,854 candidates contested 407 seats in the People's National Assembly; women accounted for 21% of candidates and 54% were under 40. Algeria's parliament comprises the People's National Assembly (lower house) and the Council of the Nation (upper house); lower‑house deputies are elected by universal suffrage for five‑year terms.