BofA to invest $150 million in U.S. workforce development.

South Africa's central bank raised its policy rate by 25 bps to 7.25%.

MOFCOM said Chinese and U.S. economic teams held the eighth round of talks in the United States and reached several agreements under the bilateral economic and trade consultation mechanism. Agreements cover implementation of prior trade commitments, reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangements, creation of a bilateral trade council and an investment council, and an extension of the Kuala Lumpur joint trade-consultation arrangement. Vice Premier He Lifeng and Treasury Secretary Bessent held the first AI dialogue under the consultation mechanism. MOFCOM said China will keep close communication with the U.S. on follow-up work.