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Trump says US has ‘massive’ munitions stockpile, vows ‘treasonous’ leakers being hunted down

August 6, 2026 10:44am EDT / Fox News

Trump says ‘long term jail sentences will be sought’ after reports emerge suggesting weapons shortage during war with Iran

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President Donald Trump signals a potential diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, declaring his preference for a deal over conflict. Fox News’ Trey Yingst reports the latest on the conflict from Tel Aviv and Hudson Institute senior fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs also joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss the latest on the effort to secure a deal.

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President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the U.S. has a “massive” munitions stockpile and “treasonous” leakers are “being hunted down” after reports emerged claiming the U.S. Army has burned through nearly all of its stockpiles of two of its primary long-range precision weapons.

The Army has used “virtually all” of its inventories of Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) during the five-month conflict with Iran, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with internal U.S. military data.

“The U.S. has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types. Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history,” Trump wrote on Truth Social early Thursday.

“The ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought!” the president added.

ALARMING MISSILE REPORT DRAWS FORCEFUL RESPONSE FROM TRUMP AS IRAN WAR TESTS AMERICA’S ARSENAL

President Donald Trump arrives at an event at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Trump’s message was reposted on X by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

If accurate, the Reuters report underscores a long-standing Pentagon concern: America’s most sophisticated precision weapons can be expended in months but often take years to replace.

Officials fear the drawdown could complicate the military’s ability to respond to future crises involving adversaries such as China and Russia, according to the report.

WEAPONS STOCKPILE SHORTAGES IMPACTING MILITARY STRATEGY IN THE MIDEAST

A MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on display, Aug. 15, 2019, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Charles Rosemond)

Reuters also reported that the conflict significantly reduced inventories of Patriot and THAAD missile interceptors, along with Tomahawk cruise missiles, though the Pentagon has maintained the U.S. military retains the capabilities needed to carry out operations worldwide.

Exact U.S. weapons stockpile figures remain classified for national security reasons.

Some estimates show the U.S. has used more than half of its stockpiles of some weapons systems in the war with Iran. The Center for Strategic and International Studies found the U.S. has enough missiles to continue fighting in Iran under any plausible scenario, but the group says the true issue with the shrinking stockpiles is future wars.

“The depletion of munitions was a major topic and a major reason for the suspension of air attacks,” Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine colonel and senior advisor with the CSIS Defense and Security Department, told Fox News’ Bret Baier. “Our inventories were getting way below what the war planners wanted. That might encourage China to do something.”

CSIS notes many munition stockpiles are substantial but focused its analysis on seven key weapons that have been effective in Iran and would also be valuable in a possible Pacific conflict.

Trump said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, “We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need, despite the fact that an unprecedented amount was given away by Crooked Joe Biden and the Biden Administration to Ukraine and Europe at no cost, in one of many of their extremely dumb moves.”

The Pentagon has also pushed back on the reporting.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, at an undisclosed location, Feb. 28, 2026.(U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters)

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“America’s military is the most powerful in the world and has everything it needs to execute at the time and place of the President’s choosing. We have executed multiple successful operations across combatant commands while ensuring the U.S. military possesses a deep arsenal of capabilities to protect our people and our interests,” chief spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.

Fox News’ Bret Baier and Amy Munneke and Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

因近年校内外形势变化 港岭大学生会宣布解散

2026年8月6日 23:56 / 联合早报

因应近年校内外形势出现变化，香港岭南大学学生会星期四（8月6日）宣布解散。 （香港岭南大学学生会脸书）

因应近年校内外形势出现变化，香港岭南大学学生会星期四（8月6日）宣布解散。

岭大学生会星期四晚间在脸书发文宣布上述消息时说，学生会在较早前召开联席会议，通过解散决议案。

岭大学生会称，自1967年成立至今，该会始终秉持同学之间团结互助精神，且积极与校方保持紧密联系，为全体岭南同学谋求福祉。此外，该会多年来致力关注社会议题，以不同形式推广会员对社会的意识与责任感，推动香港社会进步。

学生会指出，但近年校园内外形势都出现变化，在平衡各种因素下，该会作出解散的艰难决定。

今年2月，在香港多场社会运动中扮演重要角色的香港专上学生联会（学联）表决通过展开解散程序，结束近68年历史。

学联代表会主席、岭南大学学生会外务副会长赖卓贤接受“Yahoo新闻”访问时透露，学联星期四早上召开会议，全员投票通过展开解散程序。

赖卓贤说，由于不同院校的学生会出现解散潮，学联内部于近月也开始酝酿解散一事。

赖卓贤形容，这是一个无奈而沉重的决定，“要告别一个历史悠久的组织，是很困难，说到底它有很多历史意义，真的不容易”。

热浪冲击 意大利首次对全部监测城市发红色预警

2026年8月6日 23:39 / 联合早报

意大利持续高温对农业的影响尤为明显。8月6日，意大利西北部库内奥附近的贝内瓦吉耶纳乡村一处向日葵田毁于高温。 （法新社）

由于高温天气持续，意大利采取了前所未有的措施，把卫生部纳入高温监测的全国27座主要城市的预警提升至最高等级的红色预警状态。这是意大利首次对全部监测城市发布高温红色预警。

路透社报道，意大利虽然习惯了炎热的夏季，但卫生部发布的红色预警范围从南部西西里岛的巴勒莫一直延伸到北部山区博尔扎诺。此类警告表明，持续高温可能引发严重的公共卫生危机，对全体居民的健康构成严重威胁。

在意大利西北部的热那亚市，65岁及以上的老年人可以在本月一天中最热的时段免费参观博物馆和图书馆避暑。罗马将空调影院免费放映活动的期限延长了10天，至8月14日。

新华社引述意大利气象部门说，本轮高温天气仍将持续至少10天，部分地区最高气温将达到40摄氏度。意大利卫生部发布的预警信息显示，除意大利北部城市博尔扎诺外，其他主要城市预计7日仍将处于红色预警状态。

安莎社的报道说，意大利正处于今年夏季以来的第四轮大范围热浪。持续高温已造成多人死亡。高温叠加干旱和野火对经济活动造成冲击，农业受到的影响尤为明显。

世界自然基金会5日发布的一份报告显示，今年夏季以来，意大利野火的过火面积已达约7万公顷。

巴基斯坦：希望伊朗与美国能重启对话

2026-08-06 20:50 / 联合早报

伊朗电视台引述一名知情人士说，有关霍尔木兹海峡通航问题的谈判仅限于伊朗与阿曼之间，与美国无关。 （路透社）

巴基斯坦外交部说，巴基斯坦希望霍尔木兹海峡协议能促使伊朗与美国根据伊斯兰堡斡旋达成的谅解备忘录恢复对话。

法新社报道，外交部发言人安德拉比星期四（8月6日）在例行记者会上说：“我们希望能就霍尔木兹海峡问题达成协议，以促使美国和伊朗根据此前达成的谅解备忘录重启技术层面的谈判。”

新华社引述美国新闻网站Axios星期二的报道说，两名地区消息人士和一名美国官员称，美国、伊朗和阿曼“接近达成”一项重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的临时协议。

另据伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台星期三引述一名知情人士说，有关霍尔木兹海峡通航问题的谈判仅限于伊朗与阿曼之间，与美国无关。若美方继续违反此前与伊朗达成的谅解备忘录，霍尔木兹海峡将继续封闭。海峡是否开放取决于美方是否改变和纠正此前的违规行为。

铜价近历史高位 刚果（金）暂停出口铜精矿和钴精矿

2026年8月6日 21:19 / 联合早报

中国浙江华友钴业也在另一个非洲国家津巴布韦设立子公司运营矿业。7月17日，在矿区的工人展示的是硫酸锂。 （路透社）

铜价升向历史高位，刚果民主共和国已暂停出口铜精矿（copper concentrate）和钴精矿（cobalt concentrate）。

路透社报道，根据刚果民主共和国（简称刚果（金））矿业部长瓦图姆、对外贸易部长卡洪亚和经济部长桑巴6月29日共同签署的一项命令，经过初步加工的铜与钴精矿已禁止出口。

刚果（金）是世界最大的钴生产国和第二大铜供应国。作为一项旨在增加矿业收入的更广泛举措，该国还推出一项针对具有重要经济价值的采矿副产品的新税收制度。

此禁令立即生效，新的副产品税收制度则设有三个月的过渡期。该命令还指出，面对“战略性”情况，矿业部长可以给予为期一年的出口豁免。

在刚果（金）的主要矿业运营商，包括全球最大的钴生产商中国钴业股份有限公司（CMOC）、嘉能可（Glencore）、华友钴业（Huayou Cobalt）、紫金矿业（Zijin Mining）、艾芬豪矿业（Ivanhoe Mines）和欧亚资源集团（Eurasian Resources Group）。

Trump voter pleads for fiancée’s release after ICE arrest: “They’re destroying families”

2026-08-06T09:07:00-0400 / CBS News

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez Immigration Correspondent

John Gannon says he deeply regrets his decision to vote for President Trump after his fiancée, an immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested and detained by federal immigration agents last month.

A lifelong Republican and Texas businessman, Gannon, 75, said his plans to marry 45-year-old Yasmin Suarez Reyes were derailed when she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Houston’s international airport in late July.

“I voted for Trump,” he told CBS News during an interview Wednesday, before criticizing ICE. “They are picking up law-abiding citizens. They’re destroying families, jobs.”

Asked what he would tell Mr. Trump if given the chance to talk to him, Gannon said he would ask the president, “What are you doing?”

“Go after the criminals. We’re all for that. But leave the mom and pops and the kids alone. Man, he’s destroying families,” Gannon added.

Gannon said he and Suarez Reyes were planning to travel from Houston to Las Vegas on July 24 for a furniture industry convention. Gannon owns more than 1,000 billboards in the U.S. as well as several establishments in Mexico, including a hotel and a restaurant.

After going through security at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Gannon said his fiancée was arrested by agents in plainclothes.

“After leaving the United room, eight officers, ICE agents swarmed Yasmin and detained her. (They) didn’t tell us why and wrestled her off into a car,” he recounted.

Anne Kennedy, Suarez Reyes’ immigration attorney and another lifelong Republican, said her client was arrested despite entering the U.S. legally, having a pending immigration case and lacking a criminal record.

John Gannon and his fiancée, Yasmin Suarez Reyes. John Gannon

Government records reviewed by CBS News show Suarez Reyes entered the U.S. legally in October 2023 under the Visa Waiver Program. While Suarez Reyes was born in Venezuela, she holds citizenship in Spain, one of the more than 40 countries whose citizens are eligible to come to the U.S. as tourists or temporary travelers under the visa-free arrangement.

Stays under the Visa Waiver Program generally last for 90 days. But Suarez Reyes applied for asylum with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in January 2024, before that timeframe lapsed, documents show. That asylum case remains pending. Kennedy said her client was able to get a work permit and a Texas driver’s license in the meantime.

Kennedy said Suarez Reyes would also have an avenue to apply for permanent U.S. residency, or a green card, if she were able to marry Gannon, an American citizen.

But because her underlying permission to be in the U.S. expired, Suarez Reyes was detained to be processed for deportation, according to correspondence Kennedy received from ICE.

CBS News reached out to the Department of Homeland Security multiple times to inquire about Suarez Reyes’ case, but has yet to hear back. Earlier this week, ICE’s online detainee tracking system indicated she was being held at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas.

“For almost two weeks now, she has been in a physical jail cell, when she has done nothing more than follow the laws of the United States and do what our immigration laws allow her to do,” Kennedy said.

Suarez Reyes is one of many immigrants arrested in recent weeks at airports across the country as part of the latest front in the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. Last month, ICE arrests soared to a record monthly high, in part driven by the airport arrests.

Like Suarez Reyes, many of those arrested as part of ICE’s airport crackdown are in a legal gray area, holding valid work permits and having legal immigration cases pending but still being vulnerable to arrest given the expiration of their status.

Back in Texas, Gannon said he misses his fiancée dearly.

“She’s focused me more on my religious path,” he said, his voice breaking. “I mean, Yasmin’s good as gold.”

WATCH: GOP split over Rand Paul’s DOJ strategy in Fauci contempt push

2026-08-06T10:59:07-04:00 / Fox News

The Kentucky senator plans to send the criminal referral directly to the Department of Justice

By Hannah Brennan Fox News

Published August 6, 2026 10:59am EDT

SEE IT: Senators weigh next steps ahead of Fauci contempt vote

Senators discuss what could come next as the contempt vote against former White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci is underway, sharing possibilities of a court battle and procedural hurdles ahead. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)https://www.foxnews.com/video/6402913724112

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Republican senators debated Sen. Rand Paul’s, R-Ky., plan to send a criminal contempt referral against former White House COVID advisor Anthony Fauci directly to the Department of Justice, raising questions about the legal viability of the effort and the procedural path forward.

Paul, the leader of the push, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that he was confident the votes would be there to move forward with holding Fauci in contempt of Congress, and that his next plan is to move forward with sending the referral directly over to the Justice Department.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., said his office has already begun drafting a memo to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to urge the Justice Department to pursue a criminal contempt case against Fauci.

RAND PAUL PREDICTS FAUCI CONTEMPT VOTE WILL PASS, VOWS SWIFT DOJ REFERRAL

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., says his office is drafting a memo to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to urge the Justice Department to pursue a criminal contempt case against Anthony Fauci.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“My team is working right now on a memo to Blanche explaining why we think that he can be prosecuted for contempt of Congress,” Hawley told Fox News Digital. “He’s not entitled to immunity, taken the Fifth, when he already has a pardon. It’s one or the other. “

After the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted Thursday to hold Fauci in contempt, the next step is typically for a full Senate vote to be held.

“It’s got to actually go through the full Senate,” Lankford said. “That’s the challenge.”

But Paul’s more unusual plan to skip the vote in the Senate and send the criminal referral straight to the Justice Department could be a viable route. Vice President J.D. Vance, the President of the Senate, would have to certify the resolution and refer it to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. This would likely be make it easier to prosecute Fauci as it wouldn’t require 60 votes in the Senate.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WHY FAUCI’S 111 FIFTH AMENDMENT PLEAS COULD END UP BEFORE THE COURTS

Vice President JD Vance attends a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland on July 31, 2026.(Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images)

Lankford brought up the risk in utilizing this procedure as it could prompt a potential for Democrats to use it to their advantage in the future.

“The vice president would have to make a decision if he wants to try to change the structure of what has been done in the Senate, because then that would make them vulnerable three years from now to a future, maybe, Democrat Senate,” Lankford said.

Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., backed Paul’s decision to send the contempt referral to the Justice Department, as she believes it is “necessary” to be resolved in a court regardless.

“I think Rand Paul feels very strongly that you can’t have him coming in and pleading the Fifth in this situation,” Moody said. “I think he also believes ultimately this will wind up in a court and that will be clarified by a court, and I think that’s probably necessary as we move forward.”

CAN FAUCI HIDE BEHIND THE FIFTH? GAME-CHANGING BIDEN PARDON MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLETE COVER, EXPERTS SAY

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Fauci is under a presidential pardon for all actions taken between Jan. 1, 2014, and Jan. 19, 2025, from former President Joe Biden, which has prompted widespread doubt on whether he is able to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to not self-incriminate.

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital he questions whether there is a sufficient legal basis for holding Fauci in contempt, arguing that his invocation of the Fifth Amendment complicates the case.

“The first thing you have to do is identify what it is that you would be holding him in contempt for,” Rounds said. “I think he took the Fifth. And doing so, I think it makes it more difficult for anybody to actually suggest that.”

He also urged his colleagues to remember the fear they all shared during that time period, over the rapidly increasing death rate and the looming uncertainty.

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“Whether the advice was really good advice or if it was the best advice they had, it was a different time period,” Rounds said. “So I just hope we all remember that.”

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铜价近历史高位 刚果（金）暂停出口铜精矿和钴精矿

2026年8月6日 21:19 / 联合早报

中国浙江华友钴业也在另一个非洲国家津巴布韦设立子公司运营矿业。7月17日，在矿区的工人展示的是硫酸锂。 （路透社）

铜价升向历史高位，刚果民主共和国已暂停出口铜精矿（copper concentrate）和钴精矿（cobalt concentrate）。

路透社报道，根据刚果民主共和国（简称刚果（金））矿业部长瓦图姆、对外贸易部长卡洪亚和经济部长桑巴6月29日共同签署的一项命令，经过初步加工的铜与钴精矿已禁止出口。

刚果（金）是世界最大的钴生产国和第二大铜供应国。作为一项旨在增加矿业收入的更广泛举措，该国还推出一项针对具有重要经济价值的采矿副产品的新税收制度。

此禁令立即生效，新的副产品税收制度则设有三个月的过渡期。该命令还指出，面对“战略性”情况，矿业部长可以给予为期一年的出口豁免。

在刚果（金）的主要矿业运营商，包括全球最大的钴生产商中国钴业股份有限公司（CMOC）、嘉能可（Glencore）、华友钴业（Huayou Cobalt）、紫金矿业（Zijin Mining）、艾芬豪矿业（Ivanhoe Mines）和欧亚资源集团（Eurasian Resources Group）。

广岛原子弹和平纪念日 高市对修改“无核”原则留余地

2026年8月6日 22:09 / 联合早报

8月6日是广岛原子弹爆炸81周年，一些民众当天在原子弹爆炸圆顶屋前的元安川上放置纸灯笼，悼念核爆遇难者。 （路透社）

日本首相高市早苗出席广岛原子弹爆炸81周年和平纪念仪式时，重申日本将坚持“无核三原则”，即不拥有、不制造、不引进核武器。但是，在回答关于年底是否要就这三个原则进行调整时，她未明确表态。

二战末期，为迫使军国主义日本投降，美军在广岛和长崎投下原子弹，使日本成为全球唯一在战争中遭受核轰炸的国家。鉴于当前全球地缘冲突加剧、核军备竞赛风险上升，星期四（8月6日）举行的广岛和平纪念仪式备受关注，共有121个国家和地区以及欧盟的代表团出席。

据《读卖新闻》报道，美国、英国等拥核国，以及身处冲突前线的乌克兰和伊朗使节均出席了仪式，但俄罗斯和中国缺席。

广岛市长松井一实在发表和平宣言时，呼吁大国认真面对广岛和长崎的悲剧，理解原子弹幸存者对和平的渴望，切实推进核裁军。

他指出：“利用核武器进行军事威胁，以及大国无视国际法的傲慢行径正在重演。如果这种情况持续下去，不信任的连锁反应将蔓延全球，我们将重返二战时期。”

高市致辞时则强调：“日本坚持无核三原则。作为唯一遭受过原子弹轰炸的国家，日本肩负着为实现无核武世界而继续不懈努力的使命。我们决心继续采取务实有效的措施，同时倡导维护和加强《不扩散核武器条约》的实施。”

由于日本政界近期频现试图打破“无核三原则”的声音，因此高市的真正想法备受关注。

在和平仪式后召开的记者会上，高市再次被问及今年底修改“安保三文件”时，是否会连带修改“无核三原则”。她这次的回答有所保留，称“我们还在审视，目前不会做出任何评论”。

《每日新闻》指出，日本历届首相多使用“继续坚持”三原则的说辞，高市此次的回答明显缺乏决心，似乎有意将表态范围局限于对现状的阐述。

报道透露，高市政府内部正在探讨审视“无核三原则”中的“不引进核武器”原则；执政联盟成员日本维新党6月提交的建议也做出类似提议。基于政府内部普遍持审慎态度，高市的决定将成为这些原则是否可能发生重大调整的关键。

“无核三原则”一直是日本战后国家政策的基石。日本舆论调查会8月1日发布的民调显示，76%的日本民众支持“无核三原则”。

此前，防长小泉进次郎在网络节目中提议扩大日美核威慑以应对当前局势，但民调显示，77%的民众反对这一提议。

US labor market stable; worker productivity accelerates in second quarter

2026-08-06T12:51:06.107Z / Reuters

• Summary

• Weekly jobless claims edge up 1,000 to 199,000, below economists’ expectations
• Planned layoffs drop 27% to 33,429 in July, a two-year low
• Worker productivity grows at 1.4% pace in second quarter, beating expectations for a 0.6% rate

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, while layoffs dropped to a two-year low in July, consistent with a stable labor ​market.

Other data on Thursday showed worker productivity grew faster than expected in the second quarter, curbing gains in labor costs. The lack of labor market stress and contained wage pressures gave ‌the Federal Reserve room to focus on the inflation fallout from the Middle East conflict, economists said. They said there were some signs that the adoption of artificial intelligence by businesses was raising productivity.

Still, economists said the U.S. central bank could raise interest rates next month unless inflation improved.

“A true productivity miracle that brings down some of the higher price costs borne by consumers and business and keeps overall inflation in check depends on whether the emerging advancements in AI technology truly enable workers to produce ​goods more cheaply and provide services at a lower cost over time,” said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 199,000 for the ​week ended August 1, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 202,000 claims for the latest week.

Claims have dropped considerably since surging in early June, and ⁠are at the lower end of their 189,000-230,000 range for this year. Though some of the decline reflects difficulties adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations in summer, layoffs have remained very low despite the oil price shock ​from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in its sixth month.

There are also no signs of widespread job losses linked to the AI buildout, with layoffs mostly confined to the technology industry. A separate report from global outplacement ​firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas on Thursday showed planned job cuts by U.S.-based employers dropped 27% to 33,429 in July, the lowest level since July 2024. Announced layoffs fell 46% from a year ago. They are down 41% this year compared to the same period in 2025.

The number of people receiving unemployment benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, increased 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.801 million during the week ended July 25, the claims report showed. The claims data have ​no bearing on the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report for July, scheduled to be released on Friday.

Nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 80,000 jobs last month after rising 57,000 in June, a Reuters survey of economists showed. ​The unemployment rate is forecast holding steady at 4.2%. There is, however, a risk the jobless rate could edge higher after a Conference Board survey last week showed the share of consumers viewing jobs as “plentiful” dropped in July to the lowest ‌level since February ⁠2021.

Job growth has slowed after accelerating in the spring. An Institute for Supply Management survey on Wednesday showed a measure of services sector employment contracted in July.

Stocks on Wall Street were mostly lower. The dollar gained versus a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury yields rose.

The Fed last week left its benchmark overnight interest rate in a 3.50%-3.75% range. Three members of the U.S. central bank’s policy-setting committee dissented. They “preferred” a quarter-percentage-point hike.

WAGE INFLATION CONTAINED

In a separate report, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a 1.4% annualized rate last quarter after advancing at an upwardly revised 0.8% pace in the January-March quarter.

Economists had ​forecast productivity would grow at a 0.6% rate following ​a previously reported 0.3% pace of increase in ⁠the first quarter. Productivity grew at a 2.2% rate from a year ago. It has grown at a 2.1% rate from the fourth quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2026. The BLS said the labor share, the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, hit a record low 52.9% ​last quarter.

“Weak growth in the labor force likely is pushing companies to squeeze a bit more from their existing workforce,” said Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist ​at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

Economists and policymakers ⁠are anticipating an AI buildout will boost productivity and curb inflation through a reduction in labor costs. Unit labor costs — the price of labor per single unit of output — increased at a 1.3% rate last quarter, after rising at a downwardly revised 1.3% pace in the first quarter.

Economists had expected unit labor costs to increase at a 2.1% rate last quarter after a previously reported 1.8% pace of growth in the January-March quarter. Labor costs grew at a 1.4% rate ⁠from a ​year ago. Hourly compensation increased at a 2.7% rate last quarter and grew at a 3.7% pace from a year ago.

Some economists ​drew attention to unit nonlabor payments, and argued that benign labor costs on their own were insufficient to turn the tide on inflation. Unit nonlabor payments surged at a 14.0% pace last quarter, the fastest in four years, and increased at a 9.0% rate from a ​year ago.

“So, relatively tame unit labor costs are not a sufficient condition for achieving 2% inflation in the current environment,” said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander U.S. Capital Markets.

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrea Ricci