America’s blockbuster jobs report on Friday revealed that young workers, often cast as AI’s first victims, are holding up remarkably well. In fact, an AI hiring boom is under way. The technology is severely disrupting certain companies and workers. But The Economist estimates that AI has so far created around 1m new jobs in America. Our story explains how that’s playing out.

In much of the world, the big battle for women is not the one for equal pay, but the one to be allowed to work outside the home at all. Our report from some of those regions looks at the barriers—and illustrates what happens when they’re removed. The stories of a beauty-salon owner in Saudi Arabia and a nurse in rural India show how work makes families more equal.

What to expect in the week ahead:

▸ Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods are due to take effect on Tuesday. The levies introduced by Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, match those imposed by America after trade talks collapsed last month. Donald Trump’s theory of the dispute is simple: his country holds all the cards. But Canada will be able to trouble its bigger neighbour.

▸ The European Central Bank (ECB) meets on Thursday. Both bond yields and euro-zone inflation are rising alarmingly. Markets think the ECB will raise interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point, after an increase of the same size in June.  

▸ The 18th annual summit of BRICS, an alliance of countries in the global south, will take place in New Delhi on Saturday. War in the Gulf is causing tensions in the group; Iran and the United Arab Emirates clashed at a meeting of its foreign ministers in May. Xi Jinping, China’s leader, will attend, capping a busy month of travel, including stops in Kyrgyzstan and Egypt.